Iowa DNR
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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Long Creek IA 05-GRA-1364

mouth (S8 T69N R28W Decatur Co.) to confluence with East Long Cr. in S36 T71N R27W Clarke Co.

Cycle
2024
Release Status
Final
Overall IR
1 - All designated uses are met.
Trend
Stable
Created
11/1/2023 8:12:27 AM
Updated
12/21/2023 9:27:59 AM
Use Support
Class A1
Recreation - Primary contact
Fully Supported
Class BWW2
Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 2
Fully Supported
Impairment Delistings
No delistings for this assessment cycle.
Documentation
Assessment Summary

The presumptive Class A1 use was assessed as "fully supported" based on pH sampling data. The Class BWW2 use was assessed as "fully supported" based on biological sampling data and on water quality monitoring data.

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

37

Long Creek

DeKalb SWA – Van Wert

USGS

11

WQ

CY 2013

6897937

Long Creek near Van Wert


Presumptive Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria: No Data


Presumptive Class A1 - pH:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples / # Years

Maximum Value

Mean Value

Median Value

# Violations

% Violations

Significantly >10% Violations

Assessment Type

Support Level

6897937

11

11 / 1

8.2

8

8

0

0%

No

Evaluated

Full


Class BWW2 - Binomial Parameters:

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

6897937

11

Ammonia

11 / 1

0.17

0.04

0.02

0 / 0

0% / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full

6897937

11

Chloride

11 / 1

7.6

6

6.3

0 / 0

0% / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full

6897937

11

Dissolved oxygen

11 / 1

10.2

8.6

8.6

NA / 0

NA / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full

6897937

11

pH

11 / 1

8.2

8

8

0 / NA

0% / NA

No

Evaluated

Full

6897937

11

Sulfate

11 / 1

34

24

25

0 / NA

0% / NA

No

Evaluated

Full

6897937

11

Temperature

11 / 1

31.1

23.3

22.9

0 / 0

0% / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full


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

37

7/18/22

97.4

40a

MO

Surber

61

Good

41

Pass

37

8/3/21

97.4

40a

MO

Surber

46

Fair

41

Pass

37

8/6/20

97.4

40a

MO

Surber

57

Good

41

Pass

37

7/15/19

97.4

40a

MO

Surber

48

Fair

41

Pass

37

7/16/18

97.4

40a

MO

Hess

53

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

37

7/18/22

97.4

40a

MO

NA

46

Fair

33

Pass

37

8/3/21

97.4

40a

MO

NA

40

Fair

33

Pass

37

8/6/20

97.4

40a

MO

NA

40

Fair

33

Pass

37

7/15/19

97.4

40a

MO

NA

37

Fair

33

Pass

37

7/16/18

97.4

40a

MO

NA

33

Fair

33

Pass


Overall:

Community

Assessment Type

Assessment Result

Support Level

IR Category

Reason

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Monitored

Pass (5/5)

Full

Fish

Monitored

Pass (5/5)

Full

Assessment was monitored because the samples used to complete

Overall

Monitored

Pass

Full

1

the assessment were collected in a recent five-year period.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
5/9/2013
Monitoring Start
8/7/2013
Monitoring End
7/18/2022
Biological Monitoring
7/15/2019
Biological Monitoring
8/3/2021
Biological Monitoring
7/16/2018
Biological Monitoring
8/6/2020
Biological Monitoring
Methods
150
Monitoring data more than 5 years old
200
Physical/Chemical Monitoring
315
Regional reference site approach
320
Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
330
Fish surveys