Iowa DNR
Iowa DNR
ADBNet
Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

West Jackson Creek IA 05-CHA-1333

mouth to trib S31T69NR21W Wayne Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-CHA-0064_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in 1991.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the March 1991 DNR stream use assessment to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) habitat score (26) much better than the overall median score (22) for stream use assessments, (2) fish score (10) equal to the 75th percentile score for assessments made with seines, (3) field notes that indicate very diverse substrates, numerous pool/riffle sequences, and only isolated alterations to the channel, and (4) comment of field sheet that stream has "good diverse habitat for [a] headwater stream."

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
3/1/1991 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