Mud Creek IA 06-BSR-1546
mouth (S26 T98N R46W Lyon Co.) to the IA-MN state line
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Evaluated
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
Used assessment of support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report. Mud Creek is the the only stream in NW Iowa with a recent (i.e., post 1980) record for the Topeka shiner (possibly a federally-endangered species).
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 375 | Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof. |
| 150 | Monitoring data more than 5 years old |
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 |