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Little Cedar River IA 02-CED-574

mouth (S20 T94N R14W Chickasaw Co.) to the Chickasaw/Floyd county line at W line S6 T95N R14W Chickasaw Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-CED-0470_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Chickasaw County.

Basis for Assessment

Used information from stream use assessment site in Floyd Co.  to make designated use support determination.  Also used sampling information from one biocriteria site in Floyd Co.  (Colwell Park).   Assessment information and biocriteria data indicate the stream supports a good diversity of fish and has fairly good habitat.   Habitat degradation, in the form of channel widening, stream bank destabilization and excessive sediment is a threat to biological health of stream.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
8/1/1995 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