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Blackbird Bend IA 06-WEM-1732

T84N R47W Sec25 Monona County 7 mi. SW of Whiting.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Evaluated
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 06-WEM-00453-L_0
Overall Use Support
Not supporting
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not supporting
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment based on surveys by IDNR Wildlife Bureau.

Basis for Assessment

Support of the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses was assessed as "not supported" (NS) due to siltation from agricultural nonpoint sources and due to habitat alterations (water level instability) due to hydrologic modification (degradation) of the Missouri River channel.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
120 Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals
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