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Impaired Waters List

Maquoketa River IA 01-MAQ-16

from Plum Cr. (S11 T87N R4W Delaware Co.) to Quaker Mill Dam in S19 T89N R5W Delaware Co.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Evaluated
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-MAQ-0060_3
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Primary Contact Recreation
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

No monitoring information available- information from "Iowa Conservationist" magazine.

Basis for Assessment

Used assessment of support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1996 report (=FST).  Additional information on condition of aquatic communities would be useful for assessing the Class B(WW) uses.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
120 Surveys of fish and game biologists/other professionals
Monitoring Levels
Biological 0
Habitat 0
Physical Chemistry 0
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A