Lizard Creek IA 04-UDM-1278

mouth to confluence with unnamed tributary in N 1/2 S31 T90N R30W Webster Co.

Open Data Collection Period Modal

For purposes of developing stream/river water quality assessments for integrated reporting, three years of water quality data are typically used for both conventional pollutant parameters (e.g., indicator bacteria) and the less frequently monitored toxic parameters (e.g., toxic metals). Since the 2004 IR cycle, DNR has used a three-year data gathering period for streams, rivers, and beaches. For most assessments, the use of three years of data increases the number of samples upon which the decision on use support is based and helps address the problem of weather-related year-to-year fluctuations in water quality.

Due to the lower sampling frequency in Iowa’s ambient lake, biological, fish kill, and fish tissue monitoring programs, five years of data are used for developing IR assessments and for identifying Section 303(d) listings.

Data Type	Data Timeframe
Beach Sampling Data	CY 2018 - 2020
Stream/River Water Quality Data	CY 2018 - 2020
Lake Water Quality Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Biological Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020*
Fish Kill Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Fish Tissue Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Continuous Dissolved Oxygen Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020
*Biological sites sampled in both 2015 and 2019 were also assessed.

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Cycle: 2022
Release Status: Final
Overall IR: 5 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL is needed.
Trend: Unknown
Created: 12/10/2021 11:33:56 AM
Updated: 1/13/2022 2:12:27 PM

Use Support

Class A1

Recreation - Primary contact

Not Supported

Bacteria: Indicator Bacteria- E. coli

Support Level

Not Supported

Impairment Code

5a - Pollutant-caused impairment. TMDL needed.

Cause Magnitude

Slight

Status

Continuing

Source

Unknown: Source Unknown

Source Confidence

N/A

Cycle Added

2008

Impairment Rationale

Geometric mean criterion exceeded

Data Source

Ambient monitoring: Iowa DNR-rivers

TMDL Priority

Tier III

Class BWW1

Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 1

WINOFI

Biological: loss of native mussel species

Support Level

Further Investigation Needed

Impairment Code

3b - Use potentially impaired based on an evaluated assessment.

Cause Magnitude

Moderate

Status

Continuing

Source

Unknown: Source Unknown

Source Confidence

Low

Cycle Added

2004

Impairment Rationale

Loss of >50% of native mussel species

Data Source

Special project/study

Class HH

Human Health -

Not Assessed

Impairment Delistings

No delistings for this assessment cycle.

Documentation

Assessment Summary

The Class A1 use was assessed as "not supported" due to levels of indicator bacteria (E. coli) that violated state water quality criteria. The Class BWW1 use was assessed as "WINOFI" based on information from the 1998-99 statewide survey of Iowa's freshwater mussels (Arbuckle et al. 2000). 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	WQ	CY 2012-2014	10940001	Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge (US2)
Iowa DNR	6	BIO	See Below	66	Lizard Creek	Clare
Iowa DNR	6	BIO	See Below	1201	Lizard Creek	NW of Fort Dodge – REMAP #426

Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria: 2012-2014

Site ID	Data Source ID	# Samples / # Years	2012 Geometric Mean	2013 Geometric Mean	2014 Geometric Mean	Annual Geometric Mean Violation	# Violations	% Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10940001	6	23 / 3	59	154	414	Yes	7	30%	Yes	Evaluated	Not

Class A1 - pH: 2012-2014

Site ID	Data Source ID	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	# Violations	% Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10940001	6	33 / 3	8.7	8.2	8.3	0	0%	No	Evaluated	Full

Class BWW1 - Conventional Parameters: 2012-2014

Site ID	Data Source ID	Parameter Name	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	# Acute / Chronic Violations	% Acute/ Chronic Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10940001	6	Ammonia	33 / 3	1.4	0.15	0.05	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10940001	6	Chloride	33 / 3	120	54	48	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10940001	6	Dissolved oxygen	33 / 3	15	11.4	11.4	NA / 0	NA / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10940001	6	pH	33 / 3	8.7	8.2	8.3	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Evaluated	Full
10940001	6	Sulfate	33 / 3	200	89	88	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Evaluated	Full
10940001	6	Temperature	33 / 3	27	11.3	10.6	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full

Class BWW1 - 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
1201	8/20/20	273	47b	MS	Surber	67	Good	62	Pass
66	8/19/19	252.2	47b	MS	Hess	74	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
1201	8/20/20	273	47b	MS	Yes	77	Excellent	53	Pass
66	8/19/19	252.2	47b	MS	Yes	72	Excellent	53	Pass

Overall:

Community	Assessment Type	Assessment Result	Support Level	IR Category	Reason
Benthic Macroinvertebrates	Monitored	Pass (2/2)	Full
Fish	Monitored	Pass (2/2)	Full	1	Assessment was monitored because the samples used to complete the
Overall	Monitored	Pass	Full		assessment were collected in the last five years.

Class BWW1 – Freshwater Mussel Sampling:

Freshwater Mussel Survey	Avg. # Freshwater Mussel Species	Avg. # Freshwater Mussel Species Increase/Decrease	Avg % Freshwater Mussel Species Increase/Decrease	Assessment Type	Support Level	IR Category
1984-85 (Frest 1987) 4 sites	~1.5
1998-99 (Arbuckle et al. 2000) 4 sites	~0	~2	-50%	Evaluated	WINOFI	3b
IR 303(d)-level assessment decisions are developed only for segments having an average of four or more species reported in the 1984-85 (Frest) survey due to the difficulty of interpreting status of mussel communities showing relatively low species richness during the both the historical (1984-85) and current (1998-99) surveys. This information can be used, however, to indicate the potential for an impairment of the aquatic life uses and to indicate the need to conduct additional sampling. Based on these results, the aquatic life use was assessed (evaluated) as “not supported." See 2004 IR assessment for more information.

Class HH – No Data

Monitoring and Methods

Assessment Key Dates

1/9/2012

Fixed Monitoring Start Date

9/10/2014

Fixed Monitoring End Date

8/19/2019

Biological Monitoring

8/20/2020

Biological Monitoring

Methods

150

Monitoring data more than 5 years old

220

Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only)

315

Regional reference site approach

320

Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys

330

Fish surveys

380

Quantitative physical habitat assessment

420

Indicator bacteria monitoring