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Fish Creek IA 03-SKU-904

mouth to trib S16T70NR6W Henry Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 03-SKU-0088_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the April 1992 DNR stream use assessment to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) habitat score (26) much better than the overall median score (22) for DNR stream use assessments and (2) indication on field sheet of moderately diverse substrates, numerous pool/riffle sequences, only isolated channel alterations, and moderately stable stream banks.  Failure to capture fish species attributed to large amount of coarse substrate that hindered seining.   Only threat to continued support of uses mentioned on field sheet is pasturing of riparian zone.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
4/1/1992 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