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Ballard Creek IA 03-SSK-952

mouth to unnamed tributary in S15 T82N R24W Story Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 03-SSK-0057_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment forms indicate fairly good habitat quality and fish community where stream is meandering.   Poor habitat and fish community where stream is channelized near confl.  with South Skunk Rvr.   Roughly 1/2 of B(LR) segment is meandering and 1/2 is channelized.   Flow stability and impacts from Huxley STP are potential threats to integrity of aquatic community.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/1/1990 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