Southgate Anderson Stream Team

Aquatic Invertebrate Testing

Southgate Anderson Stream Team

Aquatic Invertebrate Testing

2005-06 School Year

By:By:

Dan Spagnol, Jesse Rhodes & the Stream TeamDan Spagnol, Jesse Rhodes & the Stream Team

What’s All This About? Wayne County Department of Wayne County Department of

Environment (WCDOE) enlisted the Environment (WCDOE) enlisted the help of the Stream Team to undertake help of the Stream Team to undertake a benthic monitoring program a benthic monitoring program beginning in 2004, engaging a large beginning in 2004, engaging a large number of volunteers in annual number of volunteers in annual aquatic invertebrate sampling of the aquatic invertebrate sampling of the Southern Wayne County WatershedsSouthern Wayne County Watersheds

Why?Different species of aquatic

invertebrates are indicators of water quality:

ExamplesPoor: Sludgeworms, LeechesFair: Craneflies, DragonfliesGood: Stoneflies, Caddisflies

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Aquatic Invertebrates 2005

Water Scorpion

Dragonfly Nymph

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Water Strider

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1st Annual Southern Wayne County Watershed Bug Hunt Results (Fall 2004)

Combined Downriver

CD1 Frank & Poet Creek

SAHS Narrow Winged

Damselfly Nymph

5 12.3 Poor

Combined Downriver

CD 2 Frank & Poet Creek

SAHS Common Net Spinner Caddisfly, Water Scavenger Beetle

16 30.7 Fair

2nd Annual Southern Wayne County Watershed Bug Hunt Results (Fall 2005)

Combined Downriver

CD1 Frank & Poet Creek

SAHS Midge Larvae, Water Scorpion

7 15.3 Poor

Combined Downriver

CD 2 Frank & Poet Creek

SAHS Broad Winged Damselfly Nymph

9 23.4 Fair

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16

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Invertebrate Taxa

CD 1 04 CD 1 05 CD 2 04 CD 2 05

Site

Frank & Poet Creek Aquatic Invertebrate Taxa: Fall 2004-5

12.3Poor

15.3Poor

30.7Fair

23.4Fair

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Water Quality Score

CD 1 04 CD 1 05 CD 2 04 CD 2 05

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Frank & Poet Creek Water Quality Scores: Fall 2004-5

2nd Annual Wayne County Watersheds Spring Bug Hunt Results (Spring 2005)

Combined Downriver

CD1 Frank & Poet Creek

SAHS Midge Larvae, Water Boatman

7 11.4 Poor

Combined Downriver

CD 2 Frank & Poet Creek

SAHS Broad Winged Damselfly Nymph

7 16.4 Poor

11.4Poor

15.3Poor

16.4Poor

23.4Fair

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CD 1 S05 CD 1 F05 CD 2 S05 CD 2 05

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Frank & Poet Creek Water Quality Scores: Spring/Fall 2005

Key Findings:

•Frank & Poet Creek water quality in the Fall was Poor to Fair at CD-1 and CD-2, respectively (for both 2004 & 2005).

•Water Quality Rating increased slightlyat CD-1 (from 12.3 to 15.3); but, decreased at CD-2 (from 30.7 to 23.4) during Fall sampling in 2004 and 2005.

Key Findings:

•The poorest water quality ratings wereRecorded in the Spring of 2005 (CD-1 = 11.4;CD-2 = 16.4)

•Caddisflies were abundant during Fall,2004 sampling; but, were entirely absent During Fall, 2005 sampling at site CD-2!!

Thank YouThank Youto Wayne County to Wayne County

Department of Department of Environment and all Environment and all

Stream Team Stream Team Participants!Participants!