Maquoketa River IA 01-MAQ-16

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

This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.

Assessment Cycle

2002

Result Period

1998 - 2000

Designations

Assessment Methodology

2002 Methodology Document

Assessment Type

Not Assessed

Integrated Report

Category 3a

Legacy ADBCode

IA 01-MAQ-0060_3

Overall Use Support

Not assessed

Aquatic Life Use Support

Not assessed

Fish Consumption

Not assessed

Primary Contact Recreation

Not assessed

Documentation

Assessment Comments

Not assessed due to lack of water quality information.

Basis for Assessment

Not assessed for the 1994 report.

For the 1996 report, used information from the March/April 1996 "Iowa Conservationist" to assess support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses as FST due to information regarding good populations of channel catfish and very high numbers of 14 to 20" smallmouth bass in the catch-and-release reach downstream from Delhi dam.

For the 1998 report, 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.
For the 2000 report:  SUMMARY:  The Class A (primary contact recreation) uses remain "not assessed."  The Class B(WW) aquatic life uses are considered "not assessed."  Fish consumption uses remain "not assessed."  EXPLANATION:  Assessments of support of the Class A, Class B(WW), and fish consumption uses were not developed due to the lack of water quality monitoring data for this river reach.

For the 2002 report:  The Class A (primary contact recreation) uses, the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses, and fish consumption uses remain "not assessed" due to the lack of water quality monitoring data for this river segment.