South Fork Maquoketa River IA 01-MAQ-58
mouth (S16 T90N R6W Delaware Co.) to unnamed tributary in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 S30 T91N R7W Fayette Co.
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in Buchanan County.
Basis for Assessment
Used a rewview of the field sheet from the October 1991 DNR streamuse assessment in Buchanan County to continue to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) presence of a relatively diverse fish community (12 species from 4 families) for streams in the Iowan Surface subecoregion (47c), (2) presence of a majority of the expected fish taxa (8 of 11) for streams in this subregion, and (3) indications on field sheet of above average quality of aquatic habitats due to presence of diverse substrates, several pool/riffle sequences, and lack of significant threats to the physical characteristics of this stream. The data upon which this assessment is based are more than 5 years old. Additional monitoring is needed to update this assessment.
Assessment Key Dates
| 10/1/1991 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
Methods
| 360 | HABITAT ASSESSMENT |
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 150 | Monitoring data more than 5 years old |
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 |