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Impaired Waters List

Shoal Creek IA 05-CHA-1342

IA/MO ln to trib S28T68NR19W Appanoose

Cycle
2024
Release Status
Final
Overall IR
3 - Insufficient data exist to determine whether any designated uses are met.
Trend
Unknown
Created
11/1/2023 8:12:27 AM
Updated
2/6/2024 8:00:29 AM
Use Support
Class A1
Recreation - Primary contact
Not Assessed
Class BWW2
Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 2
WINOFI
Impairment Code
3b-c - Use potentially biologically impaired based on calibrated IBI metrics.
Cause Magnitude
Slight
Status
Continuing
Source
Unknown: Source Unknown
Source Confidence
N/A
Cycle Added
2018
Impairment Rationale
Potential Impairment
Data Source
Biological monitoring: Iowa DNR WQMA
Impairment Code
3b - Use potentially impaired based on an evaluated assessment.
Cause Magnitude
Slight
Status
Continuing
Source
Unknown: Source Unknown
Source Confidence
N/A
Cycle Added
2022
Impairment Rationale
Potential Impairment
Data Source
Ambient monitoring: Iowa DNR-continuous
Impairment Delistings
No delistings for this assessment cycle.
Documentation
Assessment Summary

The Class BWW2 use was assessed as “WINOFI” based on biological sampling data and continuous dissolved oxygen monitoring data. 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

BIO

See Below

1263

Shoal Creek

Exline – REMAP #289

Iowa DNR

6

BIO/WQ

See Below

218

Shoal Creek

Exline


Presumptive Class A1 - No Data


Class BWW2 - Biological Sampling:


Benthic Macroinvertebrates:

Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage

BM Sample Gear

BMIBI score

BMIBI Class

40a BMIBI BIT

BMIBI Pass/Fail

1263

7/29/20

66

40a

MO

Art Sub

36

Fair

41

Fail

218

7/29/20

61.8

40a

MO

Art Sub

43

Fair

41

Pass

218

8/29/16

61.8

40a

MO

Art Sub

28

Poor

41

Fail

218

7/21/16

61.8

40a

MO

Art Sub

44

Fair

41

Pass


Fish:

Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage

Riffle Stream?

FIBI score

FIBI Class

40a FIBI BIT

FIBI Pass/Fail

1263

7/29/20

66

40a

MO

NA

40

Fair

33

Pass

218

7/29/20

61.8

40a

MO

NA

35

Fair

33

Pass

218

8/29/16

61.8

40a

MO

NA

47

Fair

33

Pass


Overall:

Community

Assessment Type

Assessment Result

Support Level

IR Category

Reason

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Evaluated

Fail (2/4)

WINOFI

Fish

Evaluated

Pass (3/3)

Full

Assessment was evaluated because the BMIBI results were inconclusive.

Overall

Evaluated

Fail

WINOFI

3bc

A simple majority of samples need to fail for a Category 5 impairment.


Class BWW2- Continuous DO Monitoring:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Days Monitoring (2016)

DO Criteria Type

# 2016 violations / Violations needed for impairment

Violates Annual Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

24 hr

13/11

Yes

218

6

71

16 hr

14/11

Yes

Evaluated

WINOFI



Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
8/29/2016
Biological Monitoring
7/21/2016
Biological Monitoring
7/29/2020
Biological Monitoring
7/7/2016
Monitoring Start
9/15/2016
Monitoring End
Methods
200
Physical/Chemical Monitoring
315
Regional reference site approach
320
Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
330
Fish surveys