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Bear Creek IA 03-SSK-958

mouth to north line of S32 T85N R23W Story Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 03-SSK-0080_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the April 1990 stream use assessments, and information on riparian buffer project of Schultz (ISU), to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST.   Success of restoring the riparian vegetation a significant factor in assessing the aquatic life uses as fully supported.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
4/1/1990 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