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Honey Creek IA 05-CHA-1337

mouth (S26 T71N R20W Lucas Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S10 T71N R20W Lucas Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-CHA-0068_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Two stream use assessments in November 1990.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the two November 1990 DNR stream use assessments to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) habitat score at lower site (23) better than the overall median score (22) for DNR stream use assessments, (2) indications on field sheets for both assessments of diverse to very diverse substrates, several pool/riffle sequences, only isolated channel altertations, and relatively stable stream banks, and (3) comment on field sheet indicationg "good habitat."  Fish scores (10 and 9) were relatively low.   Field sheets suggest that continued support of the Class B(LR) uses is threatened by channel straightening.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
11/1/1990 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