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Lake Macbride IA 02-IOW-629

Johnson County S29T81NR6W 4 mi. W of Solon.

This is a DRAFT assessment
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Cycle
2026
Current Phase
Public Comment
Overall IR
4 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL has been completed or is not needed.
Trophic
Eutrophic
Trend
Stable
Created
10/27/2025 3:09:32 PM
Updated
11/24/2025 2:23:18 PM
Use Support
Class A1
Recreation - Primary contact
Not Supported
Support Level
Not Supported
Impairment Code
4a - Pollutant-caused impairment. TMDL has been completed.
Cause Magnitude
Moderate
Status
New
Source
Other: Migratory Species
Source Confidence
High
Cycle Added
2026
Impairment Rationale
Single-sample maximum criterion exceeded in significantly > 10% of samples
Data Source
Beach monitoring: Iowa DNR WQMA
Class BLW
Aquatic Life - Lakes and wetlands
Fully Supported
Class HH
Human Health -
Fully Supported
Impairment Delistings
No delistings for this assessment cycle.
Documentation
Assessment Summary

The Class A1 use was assessed (monitored) as “not supported” due to violations of the state's indicator bacteria criteria. The Class BLW use was assessed as “fully supported.”. The Class HH (fish consumption) use was assessed as "fully supported" based on fish tissue sampling data. Note: A TMDL for nutrients and siltation at Lake MacBride was prepared by DNR and approved by EPA in 2005. Additionally, a TMDL for Escherichia coli at Lake MacBride was prepared by DNR and approved by EPA in 2022. Thus, bacteria impairment was placed in Category 4a (impaired; TMDL approved) for the current cycle.

Assessment Explanation

Data Sources:

Data Source

Data Source ID

Data Type

Data Age

Site ID

Site Name

Site Description

Iowa DNR

6

WQ

CY 2022-2024

21520001

Lake Macbride Beach

Iowa DNR

6

WQ

CY 2020-2024

22520001

Lake Macbride (maximum water depth)

Iowa DNR

6

FT

See Below

1081

Lake Macbride

WSW of Solon

Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples per Year (2022/ 2023/2024)

2022 Geometric Mean

2023 Geometric Mean

2024 Geometric Mean

Violates Annual Geometric Mean?

# 2022 SSM violations / SSM Violations needed for impairment

# 2023 SSM violations / SSM Violations needed for impairment

# 2024 SSM violations / SSM Violations needed for impairment

Violates Annual SSM Significantly >10% Rule?

Assessment Type

Support Level

21520001

6

15/14/14

14

56

54

NO

1 / 4

4 / 4

4 / 4

YES

MONITORED

NOT

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

22520001

6

15 / 5

7.77

8.78

8.28

0

4

NO

MONITORED

FULL

Class A1 - Lake TSI's

Site ID

Data Source ID

Parameter Name

# Samples / # Years

Minimum Value

Maximum Value

Median Value

Median TSI Violation?

Assessment Type

Support Level

22520001

6

Chlorophyll a TSI

15 / 5

30

68

63

NO

MONITORED

FULL

22520001

6

Secchi TSI

15 / 5

29

70

62

NO

MONITORED

FULL

22520001

6

Total Phosphorus TSI

15 / 5

37

81

59

NA

NA

NA

22520001

6

Fixed suspended solids

15 / 5

0.7

5.5

2

NA

NA

NA

Class BLW - Binomial 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

22520001

6

Dissolved Oxygen

15 / 5

4.1

12.4

7.5

2

NA / NA

4

NO

MONITORED

FULL

22520001

6

pH

15 / 5

7.77

8.78

8.28

0

NA / NA

4

NO

MONITORED

FULL

22520001

6

Temperature

15 / 5

18.8

27.4

23.6

0

NA / NA

4

NO

MONITORED

FULL

Class BLW - Lake Planktonic Cyanobacteria:

Site ID

Data Source ID

# Samples

Maximum Cyanobacteria Wet Mass

Maximum Cyanobacteria % Composition

Median Cyanobacteria Wet Mass

Median Cyanobacteria % Composition

Median Cyanobacteria Concentration = 75th Percentile

Assessment Type

Support Level

22520001

6

4

14.8062

69.57%

3.4585

36.43%

NO

EVALUATED

NA

Class BLW - Toxic Parameters:

Site ID

Data Source ID

Parameter Name

# Samples / # Years

Maximum Value

Mean Value

Median Value

# Acute / Chronic Violations

>1 Acute / Chronic Violation

Assessment Type

Support Level

22520001

6

Ammonia

15 / 5

0.212

0.06

0.03

0 / 0

NO

MONITORED

FULL

Class HH - Fish Tissue Sampling:

Site ID

Biopart

Year

Species

# in sample / # of samples

Avg Length (cm)

(Avg) Hg (ppm)

Chlordane (ppm)

Sum PCBs (ppm)

1081

tissue plug

2021

hybrid striped bass

10

0.09

1081

tissue plug

2021

white bass

10

0.103

1081

tissue plug

2020

channel catfish

4

55.7

0.084

Support Level

Full


Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
6/15/2020
Monitoring Start
8/27/2024
Monitoring End
7/1/2020
Fish Tissue Monitoring
5/3/2005
TMDL Completed
6/29/2021
Fish Tissue Monitoring
4/19/2021
Fish Tissue Monitoring
Methods
200
Physical/Chemical Monitoring
260
Fish tissue analysis
340
Primary producer surveys (phytoplankton/periphyton/macrophyton)
420
Indicator bacteria monitoring