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Snake Creek IA 04-RAC-1145

mouth to N line S26T82NR29W Greene Co.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-0054_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Used a review of the field sheet from the September 1992 DNR stream use assessment in Greene County to continue to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) presence of a relatively diverse fish community (13 species from 4 families) for streams in the Des Moines Lobe subecoregion (47b), (2) presence of a majority of the expected fish taxa (8 of 11) for streams in this subecoregion, and (3) presence of reltaively high quality aquatic habitats (see assessment for the 1996 305(b) report).   Results of fish sampling may have been negatively affected by late season (late September).

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/1/1992 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