Plum Creek IA 04-EDM-982
mouth (S17 T96N R28W Kossuth Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S16 T96N R27W 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-0070_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, several pool/ riffle sequences, and stable stream banks, and (3) a moderately diverse fish community. Information on field sheet suggests that continued support of aquatic life uses is threatened by channel alterations, including removal of riparian vegetation (trees) and pasturing of the riparian zone.
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 |