Storm Lake IA 04-RAC-1143
Buena Vista County S14T90NR37W at Storm Lake.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-00530-L_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Fully
Primary Contact Recreation
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of (1) ISU lake survey, (2) surveys by IDNR Fisheries Bureau (3) ISU report on lake phytoplankton communities, and (4) results of U.S. EPA/IDNR fish tissue monitoring.
Basis for Assessment
Used assessments of support of of the Class A (primary contact) uses (=FST), the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses (=PS), and the fish consumption uses (=FS) developed for the 1994 report.
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 | 3 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 0 |
| BioIntegrity | N/A |