Hickory Creek IA 01-NMQ-110
mouth (S21 T89N R2W Dubuque Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S14 T89N R2W Dubuque Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-NMQ-0160_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in Dubuque County.
Basis for Assessment
Use assessment of support of aquatic life use developed for the 1994 report (=PS).
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 10/1/1991 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
Methods
| 360 | HABITAT ASSESSMENT |
| 330 | Fish surveys |
Monitoring Levels
| Biological | 0 |
| Habitat | 0 |
| Physical Chemistry | 0 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 0 |
| BioIntegrity | N/A |
Causes and Sources of Impairment
| Causes | Use Support | Cause Magnitude | Sources | Source Magnitude |
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| Organic enrichment/Low DO | Overall Use Support | Moderate |
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| Organic enrichment/Low DO | Aquatic Life Support | Moderate |
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| Other habitat alterations | Overall Use Support | Moderate |
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| Other habitat alterations | Aquatic Life Support | Moderate |
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| Siltation | Overall Use Support | Moderate |
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| Siltation | Aquatic Life Support | Moderate |
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