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West Branch Buttrick Creek IA 04-RAC-1151

mouth (W25 T84N R30W Greene Co.) to confluence with DD-52 in SE 1/4 S16 T86N R30W Webster Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-0080_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessments in 1990 and 1992.

Basis for Assessment

Two assessments completed at same site; one in 1990 and one in 1992.   Habitat assess.  results were similar indicating fairly good habitat quality despite frequent pasture use impacts.  A fair amount of habitat diversity observed.   Much agricultural use in flood plain, either row cropping or pasture.   Frequent pasture use and channeliz.  observed in general use segment.  Rel.  low diversity of fish observed, virtually all cyprinid species.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
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