Intermittent Fishless Prairie Stream Ecological Type 



Intermittent Fishless Prairie Stream (AES code E005). 1 ) Pine Spring Creek 



Site Description 



Pine Spring Creek (tributary to the South Fork Grand) 



Figure 55. Pine Spring Creek (AES 

 E005) a Great Plains Fishless 

 Intermittent Stream with moderate 

 landscape integrity and degraded 

 local conditions 



Location: Accessed from dirt road south of Rt 20, 1 .2 miles east of Jump-Off Divide. Site was located 

 in a state-owned section at the culvert road-crossing then proceeded downstream ~50m to the first bend 

 area. 



Nearest Town: Buffalo, Harding County, SD 



Ecoregion: Typical Northern Great Plains Steppe 



Aquatic Ecological System Type: EOO 5 -Northwestern Great Plains Fishless Intermittent Stream 



Key Environmental Factors: Hydrology — upstream dams or diversions in the watershed; Grazing — 

 moderate to severe impacts 



Rare or Unique Species: No rare features documented 



Rare Features: No rare features documented 



Introduced/Exotic Species: None 



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