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Bear Creek IA 04-UDM-1245

mo to trib S24T83NR27W Boone Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-UDM-0154_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in 1992.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates above average habitat quality for a small stream in this region.   A diversity of substrate types and several pool/riffle sequences observed.   Good riparian conditions noted.   Stream is somewhat typical of many small, direct tribs of the Des Moines River which have deeply incised valleys with timber valley slopes and riparia.   Moderately diverse fish community observed.

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