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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Floyd River IA 06-FLO-1554

from city of Alton (north line S11 T94N R44W Sioux Co.) to confluence with North Fork Floyd R. in S9 T97N R41W O'Brien Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 06-FLO-0020_2
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on results on September 1990 IDNR stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates little diversity of habitat.   Lacking habitat to sustain aquatic community during low flow periods.   Low diversity of fish species found.

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