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Fox River IA 04-FOX-994

from the Iowa/Missouri state line to confluence with an unnamed tributary in NW 1/4 S6 T68N R12W Davis Co.

Assessment Cycle
2002
Result Period
1998 - 2000
Designations
Assessment Methodology
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-FOX-0010_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on results of (1) USGS water quality monitoring in 1998 and 1999 near Mount Sterling and Milton and (2) UHL biological monitoring near the IA/MO state line in 1998. See attached document for details.

Basis for Assessment

SUMMARY:  The Class B(LR) aquatic life uses remain assessed as "fully supporting / threatened."  EXPLANATION:  Continued to use the assessment of support of the Class B(LR) uses developed for the 2000 report.   The data upon which this assessment was based were collected in 1998 and 1999.   These data are less than five years old and are thus appropriate for characterizing current water quality conditions.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/30/1999 Fixed Monitoring End Date
5/1/1998 Fixed Monitoring Start Date
Methods
330 Fish surveys
240 Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants)
Monitoring Levels
Biological 3
Habitat 0
Physical Chemistry 3
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A
Causes and Sources of Impairment
Causes Use Support Cause Magnitude Sources Source Magnitude
Other habitat alterations Overall Use Support Not Impairing
  • Channelization
  • Not Impairing