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.
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-RAC-0080_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Assessment based on 1995 biocriteria data.
Basis for Assessment
Changed use support status to FS/T from PS based on data from biocriteria site at Spring Lake Co. Prk. Although, many pollution tollerant fish species were abundant, there were good numbers and diversity of other species, including game fish (smallmouth bass; ch. catfish) and several intolerant species. Habitat quality was fairly good. Threatened by sediment and high flow impacts to channel.
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 |