Coldwater Creek IA 02-SHL-789
mouth (S29 T93N R16W Butler Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S26 T94N R19W Cerro Gordo Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-SHL-0023_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in 1992.
Basis for Assessment
Used assessment of support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report (=FST). Continued support of uses is threatened by overpasturing of riparian zone and by fish kills caused by mismanagement of livestock waste.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 6/1/1992 | 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 |
Causes and Sources of Impairment
| Causes | Use Support | Cause Magnitude | Sources | Source Magnitude |
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| Other habitat alterations | Overall Use Support | Not Impairing |
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| Other habitat alterations | Aquatic Life Support | Not Impairing |
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| Unionized Ammonia | Overall Use Support | Not Impairing |
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| Unionized Ammonia | Aquatic Life Support | Not Impairing |
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