West Fork Cedar River IA 02-WFC-801
from confluence with Shell Rock R. (S4 T90N R14W Black Hawk Co.) to confluence with Maynes Cr. in S7 T91N R17W Butler Co.
Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of (1) IDNR ambient monthly monitoring at Finchford.
Basis for Assessment
No violations of Class B(WW) water quality criteria in the 24 samples collected between October 1993 and September 1995. Results of the September 1995 DNR stream use assessment also suggest that the aquatic life uses are fully supported: (1) habitat score (26) is much better than the overall habitat score (22) for DNR stream use assessments, (2) the fish score (13) is better than the 75th percentile score (12) for assessments made with electrofishers, (3) a very diverse fish community is present with 22 species from six families, including three game fish species (northern pike, channel catfish, and smallmouth bass).
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 230 | Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants) |
| 240 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Monitoring Levels
| Biological | 0 |
| Habitat | 0 |
| Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 0 |
| BioIntegrity | N/A |