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Winnebago River IA 02-WIN-827

from confluence with Calmus Cr. (S34 T97N R20W Cerro Gordo Co.) to mill dam at Fertile in S34 T98N R22W Worth Co.

Assessment Cycle
1996
Result Period
1992 - 1994
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 02-WIN-0010_2
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on (1) IDNR ambient city monitoring upstream form Mason City and (2) two water quality studies conducted for Lehigh Cement Co. in 1994-95.

Basis for Assessment

Used assessment of support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1994 report (=FST) along with results of two stream studies conducted by UHL for the Lehigh Portland Cememt Company in 1994 and 1995 to assess support of these uses as FST.   Results of Lehigh's 1994 and 1995 studies indicate that the river is not violating water quality criteria for Class B(WW) waters and that both benthic macroinvertebrate and fish populations suggest good water quality.

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