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Buttrick Creek IA 04-RAC-1149

mouth (S26 T83N R30W Greene Co.) to confluence of East Buttrick and West Buttrick creeks in SE 1/4 S25 T84N R30W Greene Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-0060_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on 1995 biocriteria data.

Basis for Assessment

Used data from 1995 biocriteria sampling site at Waters County Wildlife Area.   Fish and habitat metrics from stream use assessment protocol were applied to the data.   26 species of fish found.   Habitat quality was fair, much like described above.

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