Iowa DNR
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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Middle River IA 04-LDM-1086

from confluence with Clanton Cr. (S28T76N R25W Warren Co.) to confluence with Bush Branch in S8 T75N R29W Madison Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-LDM-0280_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Four stream use assessments in 1990 and fish tissue monitoring.

Basis for Assessment

Used assessment of support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report (=FST).  Although not considered in the 1994 use support assessment, results of four DNR fish surveys in October 1990 also support the FST assessment of the aquatic life uses.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
Monitoring Levels
Biological 3
Habitat 3
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A