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Lime Creek IA 02-CED-524

mouth (SW 1/4 S4 T86N R10W Benton Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S1 T87N R10W Buchanan Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-CED-0270_1
Overall Use Support
Fully
Aquatic Life Use Support
Fully
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Biocriteria sampling from 1994-1995.

Basis for Assessment

Used data from one seasonal biocriteria sampling site at Lime Creek (Buchanan) County park.   Fish and habitat data metrics from stream use assessment protocol were applied to the data to make use support determination.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
11/21/1995 Fixed Monitoring End Date
8/31/1994 Fixed Monitoring Start Date
Methods
330 Fish surveys
380 Quan. measurements of instream parms-- channel morphology-- floodplain-- 1-2 seasons-- by prof
120 Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals
220 Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only)
315 Regional reference site approach
320 Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
Monitoring Levels
Biological 4
Habitat 4
Physical Chemistry 1
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 2
BioIntegrity Fair