Iowa DNR
Iowa DNR
ADBNet
Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Little Buffalo Creek (aka North Buffalo Cr.) IA 04-EDM-988

mouth (S4 T97N R27W Kossuth Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S5 T98N R26W Winnebago Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-EDM-0100_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment.

Basis for Assessment

Used results of the October 1992 DNR stream use assessment in Winnebago County to assess support of the Class B(LR) aquatic life uses as PS due to (1) indications on field sheet of frequent alterations to stream channel from channel straightening, clearing of riparian vegetation, and from pasturing of riparian zone, (2) pool results of sampling for fish species (2 species captured), and (3) note on field sheet that stream lacked pooled areas for fish sampling.

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