Des Moines River IA 04-UDM-1214
from upper end of Saylorville Reservior to Fraser Dam in S34 T85N R27W Boone Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-UDM-0030_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Basis for Assessment
Again had relativley high frequency of violations of Hg criterion (6 of 8 samples); however, again assessed as FST due to analytical uncertainties. Reach is heavily fished, but is threatened by siltation from ag. NPS.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 230 | Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants) |
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 |