Iowa DNR
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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Middle Nodaway River IA 05-NOD-1400

from confluence with West Fork Middle Nodaway R. (S33 T74N R33W Adair Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in S1 T75N R32W Adair Co.

Assessment Cycle
1994
Result Period
1990 - 1992
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-NOD-0070_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Stream use assessment in October 1990.

Basis for Assessment

Stream assessment form indicates fairly poor habitat.  Shallow run habitat is dominant.   Little diversity of substrate types observed.   Relatively low diversity of fish.   High percentage of pollution tolerant species.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
10/1/1990 DNR Stream Use Assessment
Methods
330 Fish surveys
375 Visual observation-- may not quantify some parameters-- single season-- by prof.
Monitoring Levels
Biological 3
Habitat 3
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A