French Creek IA 01-UIA-248

from mouth (T99N R5W S1 Allamakee County) to confluence with French Creek - West Branch (T99N R23W S23 Allamakee County)

This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.

Assessment Cycle

1996

Result Period

1992 - 1994

Designations

Assessment Type

Evaluated

Integrated Report

Category 0

Legacy ADBCode

IA 01-UIA-0140_0

Overall Use Support

Threatened

Aquatic Life Use Support

Threatened

Fish Consumption

Not assessed

Documentation

Assessment Comments

Information from March/April 1996 "Iowa Conservationist."

Basis for Assessment

Used information in the March/April issue of the "Iowa Conservationist" (1996 Fishing Forecast) to assess this stream as FST. The following passage suggests that French Cr. is a high quality Iowa coldwater stream: "Entire stream has reproducing brown trout population."