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Impaired Waters List

Middle Bear Creek IA 01-UIA-256

mouth (S14 T100N R7W Winneshiek Co.) to north line of S16 T100N R7W Winneshiek Co.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-UIA-0200_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Previous assessments were based on 1995 DNR biocriteria sampling (habscr/fshscr = 29/11 (shock)).

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
7/12/1995 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