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Impaired Waters List

Morgan Creek IA 02-CED-513

mouth (S14 T83N R8W Linn Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in SW 1/4 S22 T83N R8W Linn Co.

Cycle
2022
Release Status
Final
Overall IR
5 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL is needed.
Trend
Unknown
Created
12/30/2021 10:50:37 AM
Updated
12/30/2021 10:51:43 AM
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
High
Status
Continuing
Source
Unknown: Source Unknown
Source Confidence
N/A
Cycle Added
2014
Impairment Rationale
Geometric mean criterion exceeded
Data Source
Special project/study
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 remains assessed as “not supported” due to violations of Iowa water quality criteria for indicator bacteria (E. coli). The Class BWW2 use was assessed as “fully supported” based on water quality monitoring data. 

Assessment Explanation

Data Sources:

Data Source

Data Source ID

Data Type

Data Age

Site ID

Site Name

Site Description

CRWQ

23

WQ

CY 2018-2020

99990089

Morgan Creek

USGS

11

WQ

CY 2018-2020

5464475

Morgan Creek near Covington, IA

Presumptive Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples per Year (2018/ 2019/2020)

2018 Geometric Mean

2019 Geometric Mean

2020 Geometric Mean

Violates Annual Geometric Mean?

# 2018 SSM violations / SSM Violations needed for impairment

# 2019 SSM violations / SSM Violations needed for impairment

# 2020 SSM violations / SSM Violations needed for impairment

Violates Annual SSM Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

99990089

23

5/5/5

748

634

413

YES

5 / NA

5 / NA

3 / NA

NA

Evaluated

Not

Presumptive Class A1 – pH:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples / # Years

Minimum Value

Maximum Value

Mean Value

# Violations

Violations needed for impairment

Violates Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

5464475

11

33 / 3

7.5

8.4

7.9

0

7

NO

Monitored

Full

99990089

23

15 / 3

7.65

8.08

7.87

0

4

NO

Monitored

Full

Class BWW2 - Conventional Parameters:

Site ID

Data Source ID

Parameter Name

# Samples / # Years

Minimum Value

Maximum Value

Mean Value

# Violations

# Acute / Chronic Violations

Violations needed for impairment

Violates Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

5464475

11

Ammonia

32 / 3

0.005

0.41

0.04

NA

0 / 0

6

NO

Monitored

Full

99990089

23

Chloride

15 / 3

18.2

34.8

28.1

NA

0 / 0

4

NO

Monitored

Full

5464475

11

Dissolved Oxygen

33 / 3

7.3

17.7

11.5

0

NA / NA

7

NO

Monitored

Full

99990089

23

Dissolved Oxygen

15 / 3

6.3

15.3

9.3

0

NA / NA

4

NO

Monitored

Full

5464475

11

pH

33 / 3

7.5

8.4

7.9

0

NA / NA

7

NO

Monitored

Full

99990089

23

pH

15 / 3

7.65

8.08

7.87

0

NA / NA

4

NO

Monitored

Full

99990089

23

Sulfate

15 / 3

22.4

44

30

0

NA / NA

4

NO

Monitored

Full

5464475

11

Temperature

33 / 3

0.1

30.6

11

0

NA / NA

7

NO

Monitored

Full

99990089

23

Temperature

15 / 3

8.7

22.3

17.7

0

NA / NA

4

NO

Monitored

Full

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
10/18/2017
Non-fixed Monitoring Start Date
12/13/2018
Non-fixed Monitoring End Date
Methods
220
Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only)
420
Indicator bacteria monitoring
860
Other Agencies/Organizations provided monitoring data