Big Sioux River IA 06-BSR-1523
from confluence with Indian Cr. (S9 T93N R48W Plymouth Co.) to confluence with Rock R. in S1 T95N R48W Sioux Co.
- Cycle
- 2022
- Release Status
- Final
- Overall IR
- 4 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL has been completed or is not needed.
- Trend
- Stable
- Created
- 12/29/2021 3:11:34 PM
- Updated
- 1/6/2022 8:38:19 AM
The Class A1 use was assessed as “not supported” due to violations of Iowa’s water quality criteria for indicator bacteria (E. coli). The Class BWW1 use was assessed as "fully supported" based on the results of ambient chemical/physical water quality monitoring. The Class HH (fish consumption) use was assessed as "fully supported" based on fish tissue sampling. Note: A TMDL for pathogen indicators in this segment of the Big Sioux River was prepared by DNR and the South Dakota Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources; this TMDL was approved by EPA in January 2008. Because all Section 303(d) impairments identified for the current assessment/listing cycle were addressed by the TMDL, this waterbody remains in IR Category 4a (impaired; TMDL approved).
Data Sources: Data Source Data Source ID Data Type Data Age Site ID Site Name Site Description SDAK 16 WQ CY 2018-2020 460667 Big Sioux River
Iowa DNR 6 FT See Below 65 Big Sioux River
Class A1 -
Indicator Bacteria: Site ID Data Source ID # Samples per Year (2018/ 2019/2020) 2018 Geometric Mean 2019 Geometric Mean 2020 Geometric Mean Violates Annual Geometric Mean? # 2018 SSM violations / SSM Violations
needed for impairment # 2019 SSM violations / SSM Violations
needed for impairment # 2020 SSM violations / SSM Violations
needed for impairment Violates Annual SSM Significantly >10%
Rule? Assessment Type Support Level 460667 16 5/5/5 495 163 35 YES 4 / NA 1 / NA 0 / NA NA Evaluated Not Class A1 – pH: Site ID Data Source ID # Samples / # Years Minimum Value Maximum Value Mean Value # Violations Violations needed for impairment Violates Significantly >10% Rule? Assessment Type Support Level 460667 16 36 / 3 7.7 8.7 8.1 0 7 NO Monitored Full Class BWW1 -
Conventional Parameters: Site ID Data Source ID Parameter Name # Samples / # Years Minimum Value Maximum Value Mean Value # Violations # Acute / Chronic Violations Violations needed for impairment Violates Significantly >10% Rule? Assessment Type Support Level 460667 16 Ammonia 36 / 3 0.02 1.08 0.13 NA 0 / 0 7 NO Monitored Full 460667 16 Dissolved Oxygen 36 / 3 7.2 19.9 11.5 0 NA / NA 7 NO Monitored Full 460667 16 pH 36 / 3 7.7 8.7 8.1 0 NA / NA 7 NO Monitored Full 460667 16 Temperature 36 / 3 1 28 11 0 NA / NA 7 NO Monitored Full Class HH - Fish
Tissue Sampling: Site ID Biopart Year Species # in sample / # of samples Avg Length (cm) (Avg) Hg (ppm) Chlordane (ppm) Sum PCBs (ppm) 65 fillet 2011 channel catfish 5 42.4 0.056 0.03 0.09 Support Level Full