Volga River IA 01-VOL-296
confluence with Little Volga R. (S2 T92N R9W Fayette Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in SE 1/4 S24 T93N R10W Fayette Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
2000
Result Period
1996 - 1998
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-VOL-0020_3
Overall Use Support
Fully
Aquatic Life Use Support
Fully
Documentation
Assessment Comments
1992 SUA: habscr/fishscr= 23/12 (seine, 12spp, 4 fams). 1995 biocriteria: FIBI=84 (excellent), BM-IBI=90 (excellent).
Basis for Assessment
Continued to assess aquatic life use support as FS based on assessment developed in the 1998 report.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 9/20/1995 | Biological Monitoring |
| 5/1/1992 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
Methods
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 380 | Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof |
| 220 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only) |
| 315 | Regional reference site approach |
| 320 | Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys |
Monitoring Levels
| Biological | 4 |
| Habitat | 4 |
| Physical Chemistry | 1 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 2 |
| BioIntegrity | Good |