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Trout Creek (aka Trout Run) IA 01-UIA-269

mouth (S23 T98N R8W Winneshiek Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary (aka Trout Run) in S27 T98N R8W Winneshiek Co.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-UIA-0300_1
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Monitored as part of Section 319 project.

Basis for Assessment

Used information from stream assessments conducted in 1992 by DNR and in 1995 by DNR/UHL, as well as information from a summary of the ongoing CWA Section 319 water quality project, to downgrade the assessment of support of the Class B(CW) aquatic life uses from FST to PS due to impacts from streambank erosion, channel sedimentation, and potential organic enrichment due to nutrient contributions from livestock and other nonpoint sources.   See the 1998 assessment developed for the Class B(LR) reach (Waterbody IA 01-UIA-0300-2) for additional information.   For more information on the Trout Run Water Protection Project, call 319/382-4352.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/30/1999 Fixed Monitoring End Date
10/1/1997 Fixed Monitoring Start Date
Methods
320 Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
330 Fish surveys
Monitoring Levels
Biological 4
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
Causes and Sources of Impairment
Causes Use Support Cause Magnitude Sources Source Magnitude
Organic enrichment/Low DO Overall Use Support Not Impairing
  • Agriculture
  • Not Impairing
Organic enrichment/Low DO Aquatic Life Support Not Impairing
  • Agriculture
  • Not Impairing
Other habitat alterations Overall Use Support Not Impairing
  • Bank or Shoreline Modification/Destabilization
  • Pasture grazing - Riparian
  • Not Impairing
  • Not Impairing
Other habitat alterations Aquatic Life Support Not Impairing
  • Bank or Shoreline Modification/Destabilization
  • Pasture grazing - Riparian
  • Not Impairing
  • Not Impairing
Siltation Overall Use Support Not Impairing
  • Agriculture
  • Bank or Shoreline Modification/Destabilization
  • Not Impairing
  • Not Impairing
Siltation Aquatic Life Support Not Impairing
  • Agriculture
  • Bank or Shoreline Modification/Destabilization
  • Not Impairing
  • Not Impairing