Iowa DNR
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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Crane Creek IA 01-TRK-212

confluence with Spring Cr. (S17 T97N R12W Howard Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in NW 1/4 S33 T99N R13W Howard Co. north of Maple Leaf.

Cycle
2024
Release Status
Final
Overall IR
5 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL is needed.
Trend
Unknown
Created
11/1/2023 8:12:34 AM
Updated
12/12/2023 1:05:44 PM
Use Support
Class A1
Recreation - Primary contact
Not Supported
Support Level
Not Supported
Impairment Code
5p - Impairment occurs on a waterbody with a presumptive A1 or B(WW1) use.
Cause Magnitude
Moderate
Status
Continuing
Source
Unknown: Source Unknown
Source Confidence
N/A
Cycle Added
2014
Impairment Rationale
Geometric mean criterion exceeded
Data Source
Watershed project monitoring
TMDL Priority
Tier III
Class BWW2
Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 2
Fully Supported
Impairment Delistings
No delistings for this assessment cycle.
Documentation
Assessment Summary

The presumptive Class A1 use was assessed as “not supported” due to levels of indicator bacteria (E. coli) that exceeded state water quality criteria. The Class BWW2 use was assessed as "fully supported" based on biological sampling data and on water quality monitoring data.

Assessment Explanation

Data Sources:

Data Source

Data Source ID

Data Type

Data Age

Site ID

Site Name

Site Description

Iowa DNR

6

WQ

CY 2012-2014

15450013

Crane Creek at A446/150 ST

CRA50

Iowa DNR

6

BIO

See Below

3

Crane Creek

Lourdes


Presumptive Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples / # Years

2012 Geometric Mean

2013 Geometric Mean

2014 Geometric Mean

Annual Geometric Mean Violation

# Violations

% Violations

Significantly >10% Violations

Assessment Type

Support Level

15450013

6

23 / 3

404

2590

448

Yes

19

83%

Yes

Evaluated

Not


Presumptive Class A1 - pH:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples / # Years

Maximum Value

Mean Value

Median Value

# Violations

% Violations

Significantly >10% Violations

Assessment Type

Support Level

15450013

6

24 / 3

8.5

8.09

8.05

0

0%

No

Evaluated

Full


Class BWW2 - Binomial Parameters:

Site ID

Data Source ID

Parameter Name

# Samples / # Years

Maximum Value

Mean Value

Median Value

# Acute / Chronic Violations

% Acute/ Chronic Violations

Significantly >10% Violations

Assessment Type

Support Level

15450013

6

Ammonia

16 / 2

0.43

0.09

0.05

0 / 0

0% / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full

15450013

6

Chloride

16 / 2

33

31

33

NA / 0

NA / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full

15450013

6

Dissolved Oxygen

24 / 3

12

7.2

7

4 / NA

17% / NA

No

Evaluated

Full

15450013

6

pH

24 / 3

8.5

8.09

8.05

0 / 0

0% / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full

15450013

6

Temperature

24 / 3

30

15

15

NA / 0

NA / 0%

No

Evaluated

Full


Class BWW2 - Biological Sampling:

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:

BioNet Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage/ Thermal

BM Sample Gear

BMIBI score

BMIBI Class

47c BMIBI BIT

BMIBI Pass/Fail

3

8/25/21

69.6

47c

MS/WW

ArtSub

49

Fair

52

Fail

3

9/12/17

69.6

47c

MS/WW

ArtSub

60

Good

52

Pass

3

9/24/13

69.6

47c

MS/WW

ArtSub

56

Good

52

Pass


Fish:

BioNet Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage/ Thermal

Riffle Stream?

FIBI score

FIBI Class

47c FIBI BIT

FIBI Pass/Fail

3

8/25/21

70

47c

MS/WW

No

58

Good

44

Pass

3

9/12/17

70

47c

MS/WW

No

70

Good

44

Pass


Overall:

Community

Assessment Type

Assessment Result

Support Level

IR Category

Reason

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Evaluated

Pass (2/3)

Full

Fish

Monitored

Pass (2/2)

Full

Assessment was evaluated because a BMIBI sample used to

Overall

Evaluated

Pass

Full

1

complete the assessment was greater than five years old.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
4/4/2012
Monitoring Start
11/5/2014
Monitoring End
9/24/2013
Biological Monitoring
9/12/2017
Biological Monitoring
8/25/2021
Biological Monitoring
Methods
150
Monitoring data more than 5 years old
200
Physical/Chemical Monitoring
315
Regional reference site approach
320
Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
330
Fish surveys
420
Indicator bacteria monitoring