Lick Creek IA 04-LDM-1027
mouth (S19 T67N R7W Lee Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S32 T68N R7W Lee Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-LDM-0055_0
Overall Use Support
Fully
Aquatic Life Use Support
Fully
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on 1997 Biocriteria sampling: Fish IBI=48(fair), BM-IBI=42(fair).
Basis for Assessment
Used results of the July 1997 DNR biocriteria sampling at the Shimek State Forest, approximately 5 mi SE of Farmington, to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FS due to (1) presence of a relatively diverse fish community of 17 species from 5 families, (2) presence of all the expected fish taxa (8 of 8) for the Central Irregular Plains ecoregion, (3) presence of above average aquatic habitats, and (4) lack of violations of Class B(LR) WQ criteria. IBI score (34) well above average for other biocriteria reference sites in this ecoregion.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 7/16/1997 | Biological Monitoring |
Methods
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 380 | Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof |
| 220 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only) |
| 315 | Regional reference site approach |
| 320 | Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys |
Monitoring Levels
| Biological | 4 |
| Habitat | 4 |
| Physical Chemistry | 1 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 1 |
| BioIntegrity | Fair |