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North Bear Creek IA 01-UIA-255

mouth (S25 T100N R6W Winneshiek Co.) to IA/MN state line (Winneshiek Co.)

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