Higher total suspended solids concentrations can be expected due to runoff from the watershed, as well as minor streambed erosion. Results of data analyses reveal a possible concern for phosphorus. Recent improvements to the Halletsville waste treatment facility should result in improved water quality at this station. Due to elevated levels of fecal coliform bacteria, contact recreation is not supported. The land use in the watershed is almost completely agricultural with a single, small urban center and some sparse forest land.
Data analyses indicate a concern for fecal coliform and a possible concern for phosphorus.
While dissolved oxygen has generally met water quality standards at this segment's monitoring station, a declining trend has been identified in recent data. Monitoring and analyses should be continued to determine whether management action will be necessary to improve the dissolved oxygen levels, should they become a concern or possible concern. The data analyses identify a possible concern for phosphorus. Conclusions as to the cause of the possible concern had not been determined at the time of this assessment. The cause of these trends has not been determined.