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West Jackson Creek IA 05-CHA-1333

mouth to trib S31T69NR21W Wayne Co.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
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

Continue to use the assessment of support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses developed for the 1996 report (=FST).   The 1991 DNR stream use assessment was conducted in early March; thus, the results of fish sampling are suspect.  Additional monitoring is needed to update this assessment and to determine the status of the aquatic communities and habitats.   Based on comments regarding the high quality of aquatic habitats, this is a potentially "fully supporting" Class B(LR) stream.   The only threat to the support of the Class B(LR) uses noted on the field sheet from the March 1991 DNR stream use assessment was streambank erosion.

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