Iowa DNR
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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Long Dick Creek IA 03-SSK-960

mouth (S18 T85N R23W Story Co.) to N. line of S34 T86N R23W Hamilton Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 03-SSK-0090_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates below average habitat quality.   Where assessed, stream meanders but pasture impacts are evident.   Frequent stream bank erosion noted.   Pools are small and relatively shallow.   Channelized reaches frequently occur.   Fish community observed is fairly diverse; only cyprinid species were common.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
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