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Cedar Creek IA 04-RAC-1156

trib-Greene-> E & W Cedar Cr Calhoun Co.

This is a DRAFT assessment
Draft assessments may change without notice
Cycle
2026
Current Phase
Public Comment
Overall IR
2 - Some of the designated uses are met but there is insufficient data to determine if remaining designated uses are met.
Trend
Stable
Created
10/27/2025 3:08:58 PM
Updated
1/14/2026 8:18:49 AM
Use Support
Class A1
Recreation - Primary contact
Not Assessed
Class BWW2
Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 2
Fully Supported
Impairment Delistings
No delistings for this assessment cycle.
Documentation
Assessment Summary

The Class BWW2 use was assessed as "fully supported" based on biological sampling data and continuous dissolved oxygen monitoring data. All other designated uses were "not assessed."

Assessment Explanation

Data Sources:

Data Source

Data Source ID

Data Type

Data Age

Site ID

Site Name

Site Description

Iowa DNR

6

BIO/WQ

See Below

302

Cedar Creek

Lohrville – University Park 40 – REMAP #34


Presumptive Class A1 – No Data

Class BWW2 - Biological Sampling:

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:

Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage

BM Sample Gear

BMIBI score

BMIBI Class

47b BMIBI BIT

BMIBI Pass/Fail

302

8/13/19

114.6

47b

MS

Floating Art Sub

63

Good

62

Pass


Fish:

Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage

Riffle Stream?

FIBI score

FIBI Class

47b FIBI BIT

FIBI Pass/Fail

302

8/13/19

114.6

47b

MS

No

44

Fair

32

Pass


Overall:

Community

Assessment Type

Assessment Result

Support Level

IR Category

Reason

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Evaluated

Pass (1/1)

Full

Fish

Evaluated

Pass (1/1)

Full

1

Assessment was evaluated because it was based on a single sample.

Overall

Evaluated

Pass

Full


Class BWW2- Continuous DO Monitoring:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Days Monitoring (2018/2019)

DO Criteria Type

# 2018 violations / Violations needed for impairment

# 2019 violations / Violations needed for impairment

Violates Annual Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

24 hr

0/4

0/4

No

302

6

16/17

16 hr

0/4

0/4

No

Monitored

Full

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
8/13/2019
Biological Monitoring
7/27/2019
Monitoring Start
8/13/2019
Monitoring End
7/16/2018
Monitoring Start
8/1/2018
Monitoring End
Methods
150
Monitoring data more than 5 years old
200
Physical/Chemical Monitoring
315
Regional reference site approach
320
Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
330
Fish surveys