Iowa DNR
Iowa DNR
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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Silver Creek IA 05-NSH-1454

from Middle Silver Cr. (S31 T74N R41W Pottawattamie Co.) to confluence with Little Silver Cr. in S34 T78N R40W Shelby Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-NSH-0120_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in 1992.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates frequent channelization and pasture use impacts.   Very little diversity of habitat and substrate type.   Relatively little diversity of fish, although difficulty seining was noted due to debris in creek.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
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