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Dugout Creek IA 06-LSR-1671

mo to trib S15T99NR38W Dickinson Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 06-LSR-0320_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on the results of 1990 IDNR stream use assessment conducted in Dickinson county.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates fairly good habitat but lacks good pool habitat.   Pasture impacts may be threat to aquatic community through streambank destabilization and removal of natural vegetation.   Many fish captured in relatively small area.

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