Lotts Creek IA 05-GRA-1376
IA/MO line (S24 TT67N R29W Ringgold Co.) to confluence with Tuckers Cr. in S12 T67N R29W Ringgold Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-GRA-0170_0
Overall Use Support
Fully
Aquatic Life Use Support
Fully
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of 1996 Biocriteria sampling.
Basis for Assessment
Used results of the 1996 biocriteria sampling at the Ringgold State Wildlife Management Area to update the asessessment and to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FS due to (1) presence of a relatively diverse fish community of 16 species from 5 families, (2) presence of nearly all (7 of 8) of the expected fish taxa for streams of the Central Irregular Plains ecoregion, and (3) lack of violations of Class B(LR) water quality criteria in the sample collected during biocriteria sampling.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 8/26/1996 | Biological Monitoring |
Methods
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 380 | Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof |
| 220 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only) |
| 315 | Regional reference site approach |
| 320 | Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys |
Monitoring Levels
| Biological | 4 |
| Habitat | 4 |
| Physical Chemistry | 1 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 1 |
| BioIntegrity | Fair |