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Impaired Waters List

Buck Creek IA 01-YEL-429

from west line of S9T93NR3W (Clayton Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S32 T94N R3W Clayton Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-YEL-0020_2
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Clayton County.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates below average habitat quality primarily a result of heavy pasture use along stream.   Frequent erosion of stream banks and little diversity of substrates observed.  Low diversity of fish observed, possibly due to difficulty seining over rocky substrates or time of year.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
11/1/1991 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