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Stony Creek IA 06-LSR-1644

mo to trib S27T98NR38W Dickinson Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 06-LSR-0270_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on results of October 1990 IDNR stream use assessments conducted in Clay county.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates frequent pasture impacts and streambank erosion.   Siltation and removal of streamside vegetation are also evident.   Stream widening has occurred as a result of bank erosion and high flows.

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