North Bear Creek IA 01-UIA-255
mouth (S25 T100N R6W Winneshiek Co.) to IA/MN state line (Winneshiek Co.)
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-UIA-0190_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
1994 biocriteria site in Winnishiek County.
Basis for Assessment
Continue to use the assessment of support of the Class B(CW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1996 report (=FST).
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 9/14/1994 | Biological Monitoring |
Methods
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 380 | Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof |
| 320 | Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys |
| 315 | Regional reference site approach |
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 |