Town Branch IA 04-LDM-6418

from mouth (T69N R10W Sec34) to headwaters (T69N R10W Sec31 SE)

Open Data Collection Period Modal

For purposes of developing stream/river water quality assessments for integrated reporting, three years of water quality data are typically used for both conventional pollutant parameters (e.g., indicator bacteria) and the less frequently monitored toxic parameters (e.g., toxic metals). Since the 2004 IR cycle, DNR has used a three-year data gathering period for streams, rivers, and beaches. For most assessments, the use of three years of data increases the number of samples upon which the decision on use support is based and helps address the problem of weather-related year-to-year fluctuations in water quality.

Due to the lower sampling frequency in Iowa’s ambient lake, biological, fish kill, and fish tissue monitoring programs, five years of data are used for developing IR assessments and for identifying Section 303(d) listings.

Data Type	Data Timeframe
Beach Sampling Data	CY 2018 - 2020
Stream/River Water Quality Data	CY 2018 - 2020
Lake Water Quality Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Biological Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020*
Fish Kill Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Fish Tissue Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Continuous Dissolved Oxygen Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020
*Biological sites sampled in both 2015 and 2019 were also assessed.

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Cycle: 2022
Release Status: Final
Overall IR: 2 - Some of the designated uses are met but there is insufficient data to determine if remaining designated uses are met.
Trend: Unknown
Created: 1/4/2022 10:19:26 AM
Updated: 1/4/2022 10:24:07 AM

Use Support

Class A1

Presumptive Use

Recreation - Primary contact

Not Assessed

Class BWW1

Presumptive Use

Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 1

Fully Supported

Impairment Delistings

No delistings for this assessment cycle.

Documentation

Assessment Summary

The presumptive Class BWW1 use was assessed as “fully 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	BIO	See Below	769	Town Branch	Pittsburg

Presumptive Class A1 - No Data

Presumptive Class BWW1 - Biological Sampling:

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:

BioNet Site ID	Date	Drainage Area (mi2)	Ecoregion	Major Drainage/ Thermal	BM Sample Gear	BMIBI score	BMIBI Class	40a BMIBI BIT	BMIBI Pass/ Fail
769	5/18/16	3	40a	MS/WW	Surb	49	Fair	41	Pass
769	9/14/15	3	40a	MS/WW	Surb	41	Fair	41	Pass
769	8/3/15	3	40a	MS/WW	Surb	47	Fair	41	Pass
769	10/1/14	3	40a	MS/WW	Surb	47	Fair	41	Pass
769	7/29/14	3	40a	MS/WW	Surb	49	Fair	41	Pass

Fish:

BioNet Site ID	Date	Drainage Area (mi2)	Ecoregion	Major Drainage/ Thermal	Riffle Stream?	FIBI score	FIBI Class	40a FIBI BIT	FIBI Pass/ Fail
769	9/26/16	3	40a	MS/WW	NA	44	Fair	33	Pass
769	7/27/16	3	40a	MS/WW	NA	41	Fair	33	Pass
769	9/14/15	3	40a	MS/WW	NA	58	Good	33	Pass
769	8/3/15	3	40a	MS/WW	NA	54	Good	33	Pass
769	10/1/14	3	40a	MS/WW	NA	2	Poor	33	Fail
769	7/29/14	3	40a	MS/WW	NA	36	Fair	33	Pass

Overall:

Community	Assessment Type	Assessment Result	Support Level	IR Category	Reason
Benthic Macroinvertebrates	Evaluated	Pass (5/5)	Full
Fish	Evaluated	Pass (5/6)	Full
Overall	Evaluated	Pass	Full	1	Assessment was evaluated because the drainage area of the sample site was smaller than the calibrated range.

Monitoring and Methods

Assessment Key Dates

7/29/2014

Biological Monitoring

10/1/2014

Biological Monitoring

8/3/2015

Biological Monitoring

9/14/2015

Biological Monitoring

7/27/2016

Biological Monitoring

9/26/2016

Biological Monitoring

Methods

315

Regional reference site approach

320

Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys

330

Fish surveys