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Honey Creek IA 02-IOW-668

mouth (S1 T75N R5W Louisa Co.) to road crossing in S25 T76N R5W Louisa Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-IOW-0093_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Louisa County.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the September 1994 DNR stream use assessment to assess support of the Class B(LR) uses as PS due to (1) habitat score (20) worse than the overall median score (22) for DNR stream use assessments, (2) field notes indicate "frequent" channel alterations (the type of alteration is not indicated, but notes on field sheet indicating "cattle ruin creek below bridge" suggest a pasturing impact).   Fish score 12 is above 75th percentile for DNR stream use assessments made with seines, but the 7 species present do not indicate above average water quality or habitat.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/1/1994 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