Muskrat Slough IA 01-WPS-339
Jones County S16T83NR3W 3 mi. W of Olin.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Evaluated
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-WPS-00180-L_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
No water quality monitoring conducted.
Basis for Assessment
Continued to use the assessment of support of the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report. Thus, the Class B(LW) uses were assessed as PS due to siltation from agricultural nonpoint sources.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 120 | Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals |
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 |
Causes and Sources of Impairment
| Causes | Use Support | Cause Magnitude | Sources | Source Magnitude |
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| Siltation | Overall Use Support | Moderate |
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| Siltation | Aquatic Life Support | Moderate |
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