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Little Volga River IA 01-VOL-328

mouth (north line of S2 T92N R9W Fayette Co.) to Hwy 150 bridge crossing at Maynard at south line of S14 T92N R9W Fayette Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Not Assessed
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-VOL-0150_1
Overall Use Support
Not assessed
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not assessed
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

No chemical or biological monitoring.

Basis for Assessment

A fish kill occurred on the Little Volga River on July 19, 1995 near Maynard in Fayette Co.   The kill was caused by animal waste from a feedlot; an estimated 25,000 fish were killed over a 3.3 mile reach of stream.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
7/19/1995 Fishkill
Methods
140 Incidence of spills and/or fish kills
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