Blue Lake IA 06-WEM-1728
Alternate name(s) for this segment: Lewis and Clark Lake
Monona County S35T84NR46W 2 mi. W of Onawa.
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 06-WEM-00445-L_0
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Primary Contact Recreation
Threatened
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Monitored in 1992 by ISU as part of the Clean Lakes Classification Study (1994); other information obtained from IDNR Fisheries Bureau and Wildlife Bureau.
Basis for Assessment
Continued to use the assessments of support of the Class A primary contact uses (=FST) and Class B(LW) aquatic life uses (=FST) developed for the 1994 report. DNR Fisheries biologists have identfied aquatic plants (macrophytes) as serious threat to the continued support of the Class A and Class B(LW) uses.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 340 | Primary producer surveys (phytoplankton/periphyton/macrophyton) |
| 420 | Water column surveys (e.g. fecal coliform) |
| 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 |