Chironomidae Research Group, University of Minnesota
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Chironomidae of Minnehaha Creek
Project Status and Summary
as of 12 January 2005

Fourteen sample sites (See details, below)

Sample dates: 9 April 2003, 29 April 2003, 21 May 2003, 11 June 2003, 2 July 2003, 22 July 2003, 8 August 2003, 27 August 2003, 19-20 September 2003,
7 October 2003, 1-2 November 2003, 22 November 2003

Total number of samples= 168

Total estimated species detected to date= 124

 

Sites, Locations, Lattitude, Longitude, Elevation, Number Samples Sorted, Species Detected

Site 1: Near confluence with Mississippi River
N44° 54.585’ W93° 12.140’ 702 ft.
Four samples identified--- 53 species

Site 2: First site downstream Falls
N44° 54.737’ W93° 12.413’ 742 ft.
Three samples identified--- 49 species

Site 3: Immediately Upstream Falls
N44° 54.930’ W93° 12.716’ 802 ft.
Three samples identified--- 53 species

Site 4: 32nd Avenue
N44° 55.046’ W93° 13.463’ 815 ft.
Three samples identified--- 55 species

SITE 5: Upstream Lake Nokomis Park
N44° 54.906’ W93° 14.809’ 817 ft.
Three samples identified--- 52 species

SITE 6: Chicago Avenue
N44° 54.667’ W93° 15.774’ 830 ft.
Three samples identified--- 48 species

SITE 7: Near Pratt Avenue
N44° 54.361’ W93° 16.773’ 834 ft.
Four samples identified--- 46 species

SITE 8: Near Confluence of Outflow Lake Harriet Outflow w/ Minnehaha Creek
N44° 54.650’ W93° 17.887’ 846 ft.
All samples sorted


SITE 9: Outflow Lake Harriet in park North of West 50th Street
N44° 54.783’ W93° 17.887’ 856 ft.
All samples sorted

SITE 10: Upton Avenue South
N44° 54.337’ W93° 18.862’ 846 ft.
All samples sorted

SITE 11: In park @ intersection Browndale Ave. & west 50th Street.
N44° 54.682’ W93° 20.450’ 886 ft.
All samples sorted

SITE 12: Excelsior BLVD, by hospital
N44° 55.626’ W93° 21.780’ 908 ft.
All samples identified--- 88 species

SITE 13: West 34th Street, downstream of bridge
N44° 56.536’ W93° 23.624’ 925 ft.
All samples sorted

SITE 14: Bridge Street, Minnetonka
N44° 56.507’ W93° 26.701’ 931 ft.
All samples identified--- 101 species