Bear Creek IA 02-CED-523
mouth (S21 T86N R10W Benton Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in SW 1/4 S34 T88N R9W Buchanan 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 02-CED-0260_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in 1991.
Basis for Assessment
Stream assessment forms indicate fairly good habitat quality. Good diversity of substrate and several pool/riffle sequences observed at two of three locations. Pasture use impacts evident at all three locations. Moderate diversity of fish and generally good abundances 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 | 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 |