Wharam Creek IA 02-WIN-847
mo to trib S7T97NR20W 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
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Evaluated
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-WIN-0070_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in Cerro Gordo County.
Basis for Assessment
Continue to use the assessment of support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses developed for the 1996 report (=PS). Follow-up monitoring is needed to determine the status of the aquatic communities and habitats and to determine the degree to which the Class B(LR) uses may be impaired. A review of the field sheet from the October 1992 DNR stream use assessment shows that the fish community present (5 spp., 1 fam) did not contain most of the expected species/genera typical of Class B(LR) streams in the Des Moines Lobe subecoregion.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 10/1/1992 | DNR Stream Use Assessment |
Methods
| 330 | Fish surveys |
| 375 | Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof. |
| 150 | Monitoring data more than 5 years old |
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 |