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Impaired Waters List

Upper Iowa River IA 01-UIA-236

mouth (Allamakee Co.) to Lane's Bridge at river mile 6 (NW 1/4 S31 T100N R4W Allamakee Co.).

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-UIA-0090_0
Overall Use Support
Not supporting
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Fully
Primary Contact Recreation
Not supporting
Documentation
Assessment Comments

821131 (21IOWA) near New Albin. 006641 (1117MBR) near New Albin.

Basis for Assessment

Had 6 of 13 samples (54%) that exceeded the Class A criterion for FC bacteria (=NS); no violations of other Class A or B criteria (=FS).

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
230 Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)
420 Water column surveys (e.g. fecal coliform)
Monitoring Levels
Biological 0
Habitat 0
Physical Chemistry 3
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A