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West Branch Blue Earth River IA 04-BLU-965

IA/MN line-> trib S30T100NR28W Kossuth

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Not Assessed
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-BLU-0010_0
Overall Use Support
Not assessed
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not assessed
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Changed the assessment of support of the Class B(LR) uses to "not assessed" due to lack of biological information for this waterbody.   Additional monitoring is needed to update this assessment and to determine the status of the aquatic communities and habitats.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
10/1/1992 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
150 Monitoring data more than 5 years old
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