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Jim Creek IA 04-LDM-1108

mouth to trib S15T77NR29W Madison Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-LDM-0317_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 form indicates below average habitat quality.  Frequent pasture use impacts, including frequent stream bank erosion, observed.   Some diversity of substr.  and several pool/ riffle sequences caused by presence of natural limestone cobbles.  Fair diversity of fish observed.   Frequent channeliz., little substr.  diversity and no pool/riffle sequences observed in general use segment.

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