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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

Brophy Creek IA 01-WPS-358

mouth (S1 T80N R4E Clinton Co.) to confluence with Cherry Cr. in S17 T81N R5E Clinton Co.

Cycle
2024
Release Status
Final
Overall IR
5 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL is needed.
Trend
Unknown
Created
11/1/2023 8:12:42 AM
Updated
1/17/2024 3:21:36 PM
Use Support
Class A1
Recreation - Primary contact
Not Assessed
Class BWW1
Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 1
Not Supported
Support Level
Not Supported
Impairment Code
5b-v - Biological - verified
Cause Magnitude
Slight
Status
Continuing
Source
Unknown: Source Unknown
Source Confidence
Low
Cycle Added
2006
Impairment Rationale
Low Biotic Index
Data Source
Biological monitoring: Iowa DNR WQMA
TMDL Priority
Tier IV
Class HH
Human Health -
Not Assessed
Impairment Delistings
No delistings for this assessment cycle.
Documentation
Assessment Summary

The Class BWW1 use was assessed as “not supported” based on biological sampling data. All other designated uses were "not assessed."

Assessment Explanation

Data Sources:

Data Source

Data Source ID

Data Type

Data Age

Site ID

Site Name

Site Description

Iowa DNR

6

WQ

CY 2021

413

Brophy Creek

McCausland – REMAP #108

Iowa DNR

6

BIO

See Below

413

Brophy Creek

McCausland – REMAP #108


Presumptive Class A1 - No Data


Class BWW1 - Biological Sampling:

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:

BioNet Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage/ Thermal

BM Sample Gear

BMIBI score

BMIBI Class

47f BMIBI BIT

BMIBI Pass/Fail

413

8/4/21

88.5

47f

MS/WW

ArtSub

67

Good

51

Pass

413

10/2/14

88.5

47f

MS/WW

ArtSub

44

Fair

51

Fail

413

9/30/13

88.5

47f

MS/WW

ArtSub

39

Fair

51

Fail


Fish:

BioNet Site ID

Date

Drainage Area (mi2)

Ecoregion

Major Drainage/ Thermal

Riffle Site?

FIBI score

FIBI Class

47f FIBI BIT

FIBI Pass/Fail

413

8/4/21

88.5

47f

MS/WW

NA

46

Good

36

Pass


Overall Assessment:

Community

Assessment Type

Assessment Result

Support Level

IR Category

Reason

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Evaluated

Fail (1/3)

Not

Fish

Evaluated

Pass (1/1)

Full

Assessment was evaluated because the assessment

Overall

Evaluated

Fail

Not

5bv

included samples greater than five years old.


Class BWW1- Continuous DO Monitoring:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Days Monitoring (2021)

DO Criteria Type

# 2021 violations / Violations needed for impairment

Violates Annual Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

24 hr

0/4

No

413

6

14

16 hr

0/4

No

Evaluated

Full


Class HH - No Data

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/30/2013
Biological Monitoring
10/2/2014
Biological Monitoring
8/4/2021
Biological Monitoring
8/17/2021
Monitoring Start
8/30/2021
Monitoring End
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