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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Middle Platte River IA 05-PLA-1494

mo to E Br Middle Platte R. Union Co

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-PLA-0150_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on August 1991 DNR stream use assessment conducted in Union county.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates below average habitat and small amount of flow.   Little diversity of substrate and few pool/riffle sequences.   Pollution tolerant species are most dominant.

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 0
Habitat 0
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A