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Platte River IA 05-PLA-1469

East Platte R to trib S16T72NR31W Union Co

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-PLA-0020_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in August 1991.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates fair habitat quality.  Pools and riffles formed in eroding hardpan stream bed.   A little bit of coarse substrate observed.   Slight odor of sewage (source unknown) detected.   Stream supports a relatively diverse fish community.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
8/1/1991 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