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Impaired Waters List

East Branch Buffalo Creek IA 01-WPS-380

mouth (S35 T90N R8W Buchanan Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S34 T91N R8W Fayette Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-WPS-0132_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Fayette County.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates fairly good habitat quality.  Some diversity of substrates and several pool/riffle sequences observed.   Isolated pasture use impacts also noted.   Fairly good diversity of fish observed.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
10/1/1991 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