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East Fork Des Moines River IA 04-EDM-974

from confluence with Soldier Cr. (S36 T100N R32W Emmet Co.) to outlet control structure of Tuttle Lake (aka Lake Okamanpeedan) in S14 T100N R32W Emmet Co.

Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 04-EDM-0020_4
Overall Use Support
Threatened
Aquatic Life Use Support
Threatened
Fish Consumption
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments

Assessment is based on results of water quality monitoring conducted in 1997 by the state of Minnesota.

Basis for Assessment

Used assessment of support of the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses developed for the 1996 report, along with results of WQ monitoring nr Ceylon, MN (approx 4 miles N of the Iowa/Minnesota state line) to assess the Class B(WW) aquatic life uses as FST.   One of the 10 samples collected at this monitoring station between October 1996 and September 1997 violated the Class B(WW) WQ criterion for dissolved oxygen (=10% violations which indicates FS according to the 1998 Section 305(b) guidlines (see p.  3-35).

Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
9/1/1997 Fixed Monitoring End Date
10/1/1992 Fixed Monitoring Start Date
Methods
230 Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)
Monitoring Levels
Biological 0
Habitat 3
Physical Chemistry 3
Toxic 0
Pathogen Indicators 0
Other Health Indicators 0
Other Aquatic Life Indicators 0
# of Bio Sites 0
BioIntegrity N/A