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Water Quality Assessments
Impaired Waters List

English River IA 02-IOW-671

mouth (S12 T77N R6W Washington Co.) to confluence with Ramsey Cr. in S14 T77N R8W Washington Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-IOW-0100_1
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on results from the IDNR ambient monthly water quality monitoring station near Riverside.

Basis for Assessment

No violations of the Class B(WW) aquatic life criteria in 24 samples over two years; thus, assess support of Class B(WW) uses as FST due to threat of agricultural nonpoint sources and channel alterations upstream in the watershed.

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
Methods
210 Fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutants only)
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