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North Twin Lake IA 04-RAC-1167

Calhoun County S1T88NR33W 4 mi N of Rockwell City.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-01390-L_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Fully
Primary Contact Recreation
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Basis for Assessment

Continue to use the asesssments of support of the Class A primary contact and Class B(LW) aquatic life uses (both=PS) and the fish consumption uses (=FS) developed for the 1994 report.   These assessments were reviewed by the DNR Fisheries Bureau.   DNR fisheries biologist noted that aquatic macrophytes are not a problem in this lake.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
340 Primary producer surveys (phytoplankton/periphyton/macrophyton)
110 Information from local residents
120 Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals
222 Non-fixed-station monitoring (conventional during key seasons and flows)
260 Fish tissue analysis
Monitoring Levels
Biological 0
Habitat 0
Physical Chemistry 2
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A