Wapsipinicon River IA 01-WPS-350
from L. Wapsipinicon R. (S3 T94N R13W Chickasaw Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in NW 1/4 S22 T96N R14W Chickasaw Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-WPS-0030_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessments and one biocriteria assessment in Chickasaw county.
Basis for Assessment
Used data from 3 stream use assessment sites and 1 biocriteria sampling site to make use support determination. Assessment forms indicate very good habitat quality at all locations evaluated. The moderate diversity of fish and relative low numbers of fish at all sites is somewhat perplexing given the above average quality of habitat.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 9/1/1995 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
| 8/2/1995 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
| 8/1/1995 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
| 9/6/1994 | Biological Monitoring |
Methods
| 120 | Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals |
| 220 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only) |
| 315 | Regional reference site approach |
| 320 | Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys |
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 380 | Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof |
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 | 3 |
| BioIntegrity | Fair |