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Badger Creek IA 04-LDM-1104

mouth to Badger L. dam S13T77NR27W

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-LDM-0312_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment forms indicate below avg.  habitat quality.  Very little substrate diversity and few pool/riffle sequences observed at 3 locations assessed for habitat.   Frequent pasture use and channelization impacts noted.   Frequent stream bank erosion also noted.   Fair diversity of fish observed; several species are not representative of small creeks and are indicative of influence of Badger Creek Lake in headwaters.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/1/1990 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
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