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Sand Hagen Creek IA 01-MAQ-57

mouth (S34 T90N R6W Delaware Co.) to unnamed tributary in S29 T90N R6W Delaware Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-MAQ-0267_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Delaware County.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates below average habitat quality.  Poor low flow habitat characteristics noted.  Little diversity of substrates observed.  Isolated cases of channelization.  Most of reach assessed was shallow.  Low diversity and abundances of of fish species observed.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
10/1/1991 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
360 HABITAT ASSESSMENT
330 Fish surveys
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
Causes and Sources of Impairment
Causes Use Support Cause Magnitude Sources Source Magnitude
Cause Unknown Aquatic Life Support Moderate
  • Agriculture
  • Moderate