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Mud Creek IA 06-BSR-1546

mouth (S26 T98N R46W Lyon Co.) to the IA-MN state line

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 06-BSR-0080_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on two October 1989 DNR stream use assessments conducted in Lyon county.

Basis for Assessment

Sampled in 1989.   Channelization impacts evident.   Few or no trees in riparian area.   Some (relatively low) substrate diversity.   Moderately diverse fish community.   Stream had good flow in near-drought condition of 1989.

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