Iowa River IA 02-IOW-622
from south corporate limit of Wapello (S35 T74N R3W Louisa Co.) to Long Cr (S1 T74N R4W Louisa Co.)
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1992
Result Period
1988 - 1990
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-IOW-0010_2
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not assessed
Fish Consumption
Threatened
Primary Contact Recreation
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of fish contaminant monitoring.
Basis for Assessment
[The same assessment is used for Iowa River waterbodies IA 02-IOW-0010-1 and IA 02-IOW-0010-2.]
The two data values for FCB were collected at high flows, yet values were rel. low (240 and 450); thus assessed as FST. All fish contams were < 1/2 FDA action levels.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
| 240 | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
| 260 | Fish tissue analysis |
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 |