Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of a September 1994 DNR stream use assessment.
Basis for Assessment
SUMMARY: The Class B(LR) aquatic life uses remain assessed as "partially supported." The assessment category, however, is changed from "monitored" to "evaluated." EXPLANATION: Continue to use the assessment developed for the 1998 and 2000 reports (see above) that was based on results of the 1994 IDNR stream use assessment. However, because these data are now considered too old (greater than five years) to accurately characterize current water quality conditions, the assessment category is changed from "monitored" (indicating an assessment with relatively high confidence) to "evaluated" (indicating an assessment with relatively low confidence). Follow-up monitoring is needed in this stream reach to determine the status of aquatic communities and habitats and to determine the degree to which the Class B(LR) uses may be impaired.
