Honey Creek IA 02-IOW-668

Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in Louisa County.

Basis for Assessment

Continued to use the assessment of support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses developed for the 1996 report.   Based on results of the Sept.  1994 DNR stream use assessment, the fish community of the site assessed is likely typical of Class B(LR) streams in this region.   The note on the field sheet that "cattle ruin creek below bridge" suggests that follow-up monitoring is needed to determine status of the aquatic communities and habitats and to determine the degree to which the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses may be impaired.  A review of the field sheet from the September 1994 DNR stream use assessment at the Class B(LR)/general boundary shows relatively low fish community diversity (7 species from 3 families) for low gradient streams in the Interior River Lowland ecoregion (72), but two  of the charcteristic species of this region (golden shiner and blackstripe topminnow) are present.   In addition, a slight majority of the expected fish taxa (4 of 7) for this region were present.   Continue to assess as PS until additional monitoring is conducted.