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East Big Creek IA 02-CED-503

mouth (S30 T84N R5W Linn Co.) to Hwy 151 crossing in S27 T84N R5W Linn Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-CED-0208_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Linn County.

Basis for Assessment

Used assessment of B(LR) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report (FST).   Both sets of field notes from the August 1991 assessments mention murky or cloudy water and "isolated" influence of a WWTP.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
8/1/1991 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
Monitoring Levels
Biological 3
Habitat 3
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A