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Water Quality Assessments

Impaired Waters List

West Nishnabotna River IA 05-NSH-1441

from confluence with Silver Cr. (S21 T71N R41W Mills Co.) to confluence Farm Cr. in S9 T73N R40W Mills Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-NSH-0080_1
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on results of IDNR ambient monthly water quality monitoring near Malvern.

Basis for Assessment

Used assessment of support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report (=PS).

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
230 Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)
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