05544080 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 2000

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05544080 JERICHO CREEK NR JERICHO, WI

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°51'32", long 88°25'57", at SW¼ SE¼ sec.25, T.5N., R.17E., Waukesha County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, at the bridge at Hwy 99.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 12.2 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water year 2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.

BIOLOGICAL

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.

HABITAT: Water year 2000.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the upper Illinois River Basin. One quantitative sample was collected in accordance with the NAWQA protocols (Cuffney and others, 1993). A Hess sampler was used to collect five subsamples from coarse-grained substrates in flowing water. The sampler had a sampling area of 0.086 m² and was fitted with a 425 µm mesh net. All samples were processed by the USGS National Water-Quality Laboratory. Phylum, Class, Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, and Tribe are listed and arranged according to the USGS National Water-Quality Laboratory taxonomic hierarchy. Reach A begins at Highway LO (Highway 99) and continues upstream for 492 feet. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.43 m².

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found or not applicable; dam., damaged; imm., immature; indet., indeterminate; mount, poor mount; ref., reference]

PHYLUM
	Class
		Order							Reach A
			(Suborder)						7/19/2000
				Family
					Subfamily			Life stage	Quantitative sample		Laboratory notes
						(Tribe)
							Taxon		Abundance (count)	Density (number/m²)

MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
		Basommatophora
				Physidae
					Physinae
							Physella sp.	-	17	40	-
	Bivalvia
		Veneroida
				Sphaeriidae
					Sphaeriinae
							Sphaerium sp.	-	17	40	-
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
		Tubificida
			(Tubificina)
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae	-	50	117	-
		Enchytraeida
				Enchytraeidae
							Enchytraeidae	-	67	157	-
ARTHROPODA
	Arachnida
							Acari	-	269	629	-
	Malacostraca
		Isopoda
			(Asellota)
				Asellidae
							Caecidotea sp.	-	17	40	-
		Amphipoda
			(Gammaridea)
				Gammaridae
							Gammarus sp.	-	202	473	-
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetis flavistriga McDunnough	L	118	276	-
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	L	50	117	imm.
		Plecoptera
			(Systellognatha)
				Perlidae
					Perlinae
						(Perlini)
							Agnetina capitata (Pictet)	L	1	2	ref.
							Agnetina sp.	L	85	199	-
		Megaloptera
				Corydalidae
					Chauliodinae
							Nigronia serricornis (Say)	L	34	80	-
							Nigronia serricornis (Say)	L	4	9	ref.
		Trichoptera
			(Annulipalpia)
				Philopotamidae
					Chimarrinae
							Chimarra sp.	L	134	313	-
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	L	17	40	imm.
					Hydropsychinae
							Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross)	L	34	80	-
							Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross)	P	1	2	-
							Ceratopsyche sp.	L	218	510	-
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	L	874	2044	-
			(Integripalpia)
				Limnephilidae
					Limnephilinae
							Pycnopsyche sp.	L	3	7	-
				Uenoidae
					Thremmatinae
							Neophylax sp.	L	18	42	-
				Helicopsychidae
							Helicopsyche borealis (Hagen)	L	50	117	-
		Coleoptera
			(Polyphaga)
				Elmidae
							Optioservus sp.	L	17	40	-
							Stenelmis sp.	L	638	1492	-
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
					Chironominae
						(Chironomini)
							Chironomini	L	34	80	mount
							Microtendipes sp.	L	17	40	-
							Polypedilum sp.	L	101	236	-
						(Tanytarsini)
							Micropsectra sp.	L	353	826	-
							Micropsectra/Tanytarsus sp.	L	218	510	-
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	L	17	40	-
							Stempellinella sp.	L	50	117	-
							Tanytarsini	L	17	40	dam.
							Tanytarsus sp.	L	34	80	-
					Diamesinae
						(Diamesini)
							Pagastia sp.	L	50	117	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.	L	17	40	-
							Orthocladiinae	L	67	157	dam.; mount
							Orthocladiinae	P	101	236	-
							Parametriocnemus sp.	L	622	1455	-
							Rheocricotopus sp.	L	67	157	-
							Tvetenia sp.	L	134	313	-
					Tanypodinae
						(Pentaneurini)
							Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996)	L	34	80	-
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	L	17	40	imm.; dam.
				Tipulidae
					Limoniinae
							Antocha sp.	L	17	40	-
							Dicranota sp.	L	17	40	-
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
					Hemerodromiinae
							Hemerodromia sp.	L	34	80	-

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data