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East Otter Creek IA 02-CED-515

mouth (S7 T84N R7W Linn Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S16 T85N R7W Linn Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-CED-02303_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Linn County.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the May 1992 DNR stream use assesment to assess the B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) habitat score (24) better than overall average score (22) for DNR stream use assessments and (2) fish score (10) equal to the 75th percentile score for collections made with seines.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
5/1/1992 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