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Impaired Waters List

Bigalks Creek IA 01-UIA-284

Alternate name(s) for this segment: Nichols Creek

mouth (S18 T100N R10W Winneshiek Co.) to west line of S23 T100N R11W Howard Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-UIA-0410_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream assessments conducted in reach downstream from spring in 1991 and 1992.

Basis for Assessment

Used information gathered as part of Section 319 stream corridor protection project during the years 1991 and 1992.   Based on results of sampling for aquatic life and on results of habitat assessment, assess the aquatic life uses as FST.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
360 HABITAT ASSESSMENT
330 Fish surveys
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