North Skunk River IA 03-NSK-853
mouth (S5 T74N R10W Keokuk Co.) to confluence with Cedar Cr. in S15 T75N R12W Keokuk 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
Not Assessed
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 03-NSK-0010_1
Overall Use Support
Not assessed
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not assessed
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment in Keokuk County.
Basis for Assessment
Used a review of the field sheet from the November 1994 DNR stream use assessment in Keokuk County to change the assessment of support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses from FST to "not assessed" due to the lack of good information for the aquatic communities for this river reach. That is, the field sheet indicates that many areas were too deep and wide to effectively sample by seining. Additional monitoring is needed to better define the aquatic communities and habitats of this waterbody and to provide the information necessary for developing an assessment of support of the Class B(WW) uses.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 11/1/1994 | 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 |