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Maple Creek IA 06-LSR-1597

mouth (S5 T91N R39W Cherokee Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S1 T91N R39W Cherokee Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 06-LSR-0115_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on results of 1992 IDNR stream use assessment conducted in Cherokee county; SUA: habitat score = 22, fish score = 8 (seine - 4 species).

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates pasture use and channelization are major causes of habitat degradation.   Frequent stream bank erosion and prevalence of fine substrates noted.   Low diversity of fish with tolerant species dominant (4 species, 1 family).

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 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