Lake Miami IA 04-LDM-1016

Monroe County S20T73NR17W 5 mi. SE of Lovilia.

This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.

Assessment Cycle

2000

Result Period

1996 - 1998

Designations

Assessment Methodology

2000 Methodology Document

Assessment Type

Monitored

Integrated Report

Category 0

Legacy ADBCode

IA 04-LDM-00270-L_0

Overall Use Support

Threatened

Aquatic Life Use Support

Threatened

Fish Consumption

Not assessed

Primary Contact Recreation

Not assessed

Documentation

Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on surveys by IDNR Fisheries Bureau.

Basis for Assessment

SUMMARY: The Class A (primary contact recreation uses) remained "not assessed." Continued to assess support of the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses as "fully supported / threatened." Other beneficial uses remain "not assessed." EXPLANATION: The level of support of the Class A (primary contact recreation) uses remained "not assessed" due to the lack of information on levels of indicator bacteria at this lake (see assessments developed for the 1994 and 1996 reports above). The previous (1998) assessment of support of the Class B(LW) uses ("fully supported / threatened") was reviewed and approved by the DNR Fisheries Bureau in 2000. Fish consumption uses were changed from "fully supported" to "not assessed" due to the lack of recent fish contaminant monitoring at this lake. The most recent fish tissue monitoring was conducted in 1990 as part of the EPA/DNR fish tissue (RAFT) monitoring program. Although levels of contaminants in the composite sample of fillets from channel catfish were well below FDA action levels and DNR levels of concern, these data are now too old (greater than five years) for characterizing current water quality conditions.