Lake Of Three Fires IA 05-PLA-1476
Taylor County S12T68NR34W 2 mi NNE of Bedford.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 05-PLA-00335-L_0
Overall Use Support
Partial
Aquatic Life Use Support
Partial
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Primary Contact Recreation
Partial
Drinking Water
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Monitored in 1990 by ISU for Clean Lakes Classification study (1994); DSC watershed analysis (1991).
Basis for Assessment
The assessments developed for the 1994 and 1996 reports were reviewed and approved by the DNR Fisheries Bureau. Thus, the Class A (primary contact recreation) uses were assessed as PS due to nuisance levels of aquatic vegetation (algae), the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses were assessed as PS due to high levels of sediment and nutrients from agricultural nonpoint sources. At the recommendation of the DNR Fisheries Bureau, this lake was placed on the 1998 list of Section 303(d) waters.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 120 | Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals |
| 220 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only) |
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 |