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Swan Lake IA 04-RAC-1199

Carroll County S31T84NR34W 3 mi. SE of Carroll.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-RAC-02370-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 surveys by IDNR Fisheries Bureau.

Basis for Assessment

The assessments developed for the 1994 and 1996 reports were reviewed and approved by the DNR Fisheries Bureau.   Thus, the Class A (primary contact recreation) uses remain assessed as PS primarily due to nuisance blooms of algae, and the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses remain assessed as PS due to high levels of nutrients and due to populations of carp that contribute to turbidity and resuspension of nutrients.   Due to these continuing water quality problems, this lake was placed on the list of Section 303(d) waters at the recommendation of the DNR Fisheries and Water Quality bureaus.

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