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Calamus Creek IA 01-WPS-368

mouth (S13 T81N R1E Clinton Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S9 T81N R2E Clinton Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-WPS-0101_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Clinton County.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates fairly good habitat quality.  Some diversity of substrates and several pool/riffle sequences observed.   Stream appears to have been channelized long ago, but is remeandering within the channel.  Fair diversity and abundance of fish observed.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/1/1991 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
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