North Branch North River IA 04-LDM-1106
mouth (S35 T77N R27W. Madison Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S5 T77N R29W Madison 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 04-LDM-0315_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Habscrs/fshscrs=26/14, 31/12 (seine), 26/12 (shock); 1994-1997 Biocriteria: Avg. Fish IBI= 42(fair), Avg. BM-IBI= 75(good).
Basis for Assessment
Used data from seasonal biocriteria sampling site to make use support determination. Habitat and fish metrics from stream use assessment protocol were applied to the data.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 220 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only) |
| 315 | Regional reference site approach |
| 320 | Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys |
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 380 | Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof |
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 | 0 |
| BioIntegrity | N/A |