East Fork Wapsipinicon River IA 01-WPS-408
upper end of Sweet Marsh Segment C (S26 T93N R12W Bremer Co.) to the Bremer/Chickasaw county line (N line S3 T93N R12W Bremer Co.)
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-WPS-0190_2
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in 1992.
Basis for Assessment
Stream assessment form indicates about average habitat quality for B(LR) stream. Little diversity of substrate (rock, mud, sand noted) and few pool/riffle sequences observed. Isolated cases of stream channelization noted. Fairly diverse fish community of predominantly cyprinid species observed.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
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 |