Elk Run IA 04-RAC-1161
mouth-> DD-72/81 S5T85NR34W Carroll Co
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-0127_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment.
Basis for Assessment
Stream assessment form indicates fairly good habitat quality for a small stream in this region. Abundant coarse substrate of glacial origin observed. Stream is generally meandering. Impacts from past pasture use along the stream are evident. Stream channel is generally wide and shallow. Groundwater input from spring/seeps is suspected. Wetland/seeps observed along the stream. Fair diversity of fish species observed including a rare recent collection of southern redbelly dace in the Des Moines River basin.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 10/1/1992 | 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 |