Black Cat Creek IA 04-EDM-980
mouth (S24 T96N R29W Kossuth Co.) to north line of S5 T97N R30W Kossuth Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-EDM-0060_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Stream use assessment.
Basis for Assessment
Used results of the October 1992 DNR stream use assessment to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as FST due to (1) habitat score (25) better than the overall median score (22) for DNR stream use assessments, (2) indications on field sheet of diverse substrates, numerous pool/riffle sequences, and relatively stable stream banks, (3) fish score (10) equal to 75th percentile score for stream assessments made with seines (although only 3 species were captured probably due to deep water in pools). Threats to continued support of aquatic life uses include pasturing of riparian zone and impacts of past channelization.
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. |
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 |