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Easter Lake IA 04-LDM-1024

Polk County S19T78R23W SE edge of Des Moines.

Assessment Cycle
1992
Result Period
1988 - 1990
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-LDM-00490-L_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Primary Contact Recreation
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on results of (1) ISU lake monitoring, (2) surveys by IDNR Fisheries Bureau.

Basis for Assessment

Both fishable and swimmable uses were assessed as "partially supported" (=PS).

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
340 Primary producer surveys (phytoplankton/periphyton/macrophyton)
120 Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals
222 Non-fixed-station monitoring (conventional during key seasons and flows)
Monitoring Levels
Biological 0
Habitat 0
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A