Des Moines River IA 04-UDM-1217
from the west line of S15 T88N R28W (Webster Co.) to the dam of the Ft. Dodge impoundment.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-UDM-0040_2
Overall Use Support
Fully
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not assessed
Fish Consumption
Fully
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of fish tissue (RAFT) monitoring.
Basis for Assessment
Continue to use the assessment of support of the fish consumption uses (=FS) developed for the 1994 report. Due to the lack of either chemical or biological information on which to base an assessment of support of the designated aquatic life uses, changed the assessment of support of the Class B(WW) uses from FST to "not assessed." A fish kill was reported at Fort Dodge on August 28, 1995; approximately 30 fish were reported killed. The kill was attributed to "natural" causes.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 8/25/1995 | Fishkill |
Methods
| 260 | Fish tissue analysis |
| 140 | Incidence of spills and/or fish kills |
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 |