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South Soap Creek IA 04-LDM-1039

mo to lake dam S29T70NR16W Appanoose Co

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Evaluated
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-LDM-0116_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Used a review of the field sheet from the March 1991 DNR stream use assessment to continue to assess the support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as PS due to (1) a fish community that has lower than expected diversity (4 species from 1 family) for streams in the Central Irregular Plains (40) ecoregion and (2) presence of less than a majority of the expected fish taxa (3 of 8) for streams in this ecoregion.   Follow-up monitoring is needed to determine the status of the aquatic communities and habitats of this stream and to determine the degree to which the Class B(LR) uses may be impaired.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
3/1/1991 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
150 Monitoring data more than 5 years old
Monitoring Levels
Biological 3
Habitat 3
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A