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Beeds Lake
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Big Sioux River
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Black Hawk Creek
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Blue Lake
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Cedar River
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Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers
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East Fork Des Moines River
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East Lake Osceola
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Five Island Lake
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George Wyth Lake
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Lake Cornelia
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Lake Geode
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Littlefield Lake
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Lost Island Lake
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Maquoketa River
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McLoud Run
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Milford Creek
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North Fork Maquoketa River
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Raccoon River (2007)
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Silver Lake (Dickinson County)
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Trumbull Lake
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Union Grove Lake
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Volga River
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Final Water Quality Improvement Plans
(Listed by date)
Waterbody
*.pdf
Impairment
Submitted to EPA
Approved by EPA
Beaver Slough
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Organic Enrichment EPA Document Jan. 19, 2010
Lower Des Moines River
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Bacteria Oct. 23, 2009  
Hecker Creek (Stressor Identification)
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Des Moines River
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Nitrate August 17, 2009 Sept. 25, 2009
Union Grove Lake
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Algae, turbidity, pH, bacteria July 7, 2009  
Silver Lake (Dickinson Co.)
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Turbidity March 12, 2009 Sept. 9, 2009
Lake Geode
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Bacteria and pH Feb. 12, 2009 Sept. 25, 2009
Silver Lake (Delaware)
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Nuisance algal growth, pH, turbidity and ammonia Oct. 28, 2008 Dec. 15, 2009
Lost Island Lake
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Turbidity Oct. 23, 2008 Feb. 5, 2009
George Wyth Lake
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Bacteria - Pathogens Sept. 5, 2008 Dec. 11, 2008
Blue Lake
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Algae, turbidity May 29, 2008 Jan. 2, 2009
East Fork Des Moines River
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Bacteria - Pathogens May 23, 2008 Jan. 2, 2009
Milford Creek
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Phosphorous April 30, 2008 Dec. 11, 2008
East Lake Osceola
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Algae, turbidity Feb. 19, 2008 May 14, 2008
Big Sioux River
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Pathogens (E. coli) Aug. 28, 2007 Jan. 24, 2008
Raccoon River
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Nitrates, Pathogens (E. coli) Dec. 17, 2007 June 24, 2008
Middle Fork South Beaver Creek
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Nutrients, siltation Aug. 24, 2007 Oct. 18, 2007
Carter Lake
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Algae, turbidity June 20, 2007 Aug. 30, 2007
McLoud Run
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Thermal June 6, 2007 Aug. 10, 2007
North Fork Maquoketa River
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Ammonia, nutrients, sedimentation March 7, 2007 April 11, 2007
North Fork Maquoketa River Stressor Identification
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Iowa River
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Pathogens March 20, 2007 June 18, 2007
Cedar River
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Nitrates Sept. 22, 2006 Jan. 24, 2007
Black Hawk Creek
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Pathogens Sept. 20, 2006 Nov. 9, 2006
Volga River
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Pathogens Sept. 20, 2006 Nov. 9, 2006
Maquoketa River
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Pathogens Sept. 20, 2006 Nov. 9, 2006
Five Island Lake
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Algae, turbidity Sept. 19, 2006 Sept. 29, 2006
Lake Cornelia
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Algae, turbidity June 19, 2006 July 24, 2006
Littlefield Lake
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Algae, turbidity Aug. 16, 2006 Sept. 22, 2006
Trumbull Lake
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Algae, turbidity Sept. 19, 2006 Sept. 29, 2006
Silver Lake (Worth)
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Algae, turbidity Feb. 20, 2006 Apr. 3, 2006
Beeds Lake
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Pathogens Feb. 20, 2006 Apr. 3, 2006
Spring Lake
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Turbidity Jan. 26, 2006 Mar. 13, 2006
Ottumwa Lagoon
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Algae, chlordane, turbidity Nov. 18, 2005 Dec. 28, 2005
Camp Creek
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Phosphorus, sediments July 19, 2005 Aug. 17, 2005
Cedar Lake
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Nitrates March 14, 2005 June 6, 2005
Little Floyd River
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Dissolved oxygen, sediments April 25, 2005 June 6, 2005
Lake Macbride
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Nutrients, siltation March 1, 2005 May 3, 2005
Yeader Creek
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Priority organics Feb. 8, 2005 May 3, 2005
Easter Lake
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Siltation, nutrients Feb. 15, 2005 May 3, 2005
Storm Lake
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Turbidity March 1, 2005 May 3, 2005
Lake Smith
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Noxious aquatics Feb. 1, 2005 March 10, 2005
Pierce Creek Pond
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Turbidity (non-algal) Feb. 1, 2005 March 10, 2005
Don Williams Lake
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Organics, siltation Feb. 1, 2005 March 10, 2005
Indian Lake
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Noxious aquatics, organics Feb. 1, 2005 March 10, 2005
Clear Lake
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Algae, turbidity Feb. 1, 2005 March 10, 2005
Lake Meyer
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Nutrients, siltation Feb. 1, 2005 March 10, 2005
Little Wall Lake
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Turbidity, algae Dec. 19, 2005 March 21, 2006
Williamson Pond
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Turbidity Dec. 19, 2005 March 21, 2006
Ingham Lake
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Algae, turbidity Dec. 14, 2004 Jan. 13, 2005
Little Spirit Lake
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Algae, turbidity Dec. 14, 2004 Jan. 13, 2005
Silver Lake (Palo Alto)
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Turbidity, algae Dec. 14, 2004 Jan. 13, 2005
Tuttle Lake
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Algae, turbidity Dec. 14, 2004 Jan. 13, 2005
Upper Gar Lake
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Algae, turbidity Dec. 14, 2004 Jan. 13, 2005
North Twin Lake
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Algae, turbidity Nov. 12, 2004 Dec. 14, 2004
Swan Lake
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Algae, turbidity Nov. 12, 2004 Dec. 14, 2004
Mariposa Lake
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Algae, turbidity Nov. 12, 2004 Dec. 14, 2004
Mud Creek
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Organics June 16, 2003 July 30, 2003
Lower Gar Lake
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Turbidity Dec. 14, 2002 May 13, 2003
Lower Pine Lake
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Organics Dec. 14, 2002 May 13, 2003
Upper Pine Lake
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Siltation Dec. 14, 2002 May 13, 2003
Badger Creek
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Nutrients, siltation Dec. 13, 2002 Jan. 30, 2003
Lake of Three Fires
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Nutrients, siltation Dec. 13, 2002 Jan. 30, 2003
Arbor Lake
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Nutrients, siltation Dec. 13, 2002 Jan. 30, 2003
Lake Darling
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Nutrients, siltation Dec. 13, 2002 Jan. 30, 2003
Lake Icaria
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Siltation Dec. 13, 2002 Jan. 30, 2003
West Lake (Osceola)
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Atrazine Aug. 13, 2002 Oct. 28, 2002
West Lake Appendix 1
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West Lake Appendix 2
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Lake Keomah
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Siltation Aug. 13, 2002 Oct. 28, 2002
Crystal Lake
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Organics Aug. 13, 2002 Oct. 28, 2002
Crystal Lake Appendix A
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Silver Lake (Delaware)
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Nutrients, siltation Dec. 14, 2001 Jan. 28, 2002
Yellow Smoke Lake
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Siltation Dec. 14, 2001 Jan. 28, 2002
Rock Creek Lake
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Nutrients, siltation Dec. 14, 2001 Jan. 28, 2002
Lake Miami
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Siltation Dec. 14, 2001 Jan. 28, 2002
Bob White Lake
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Siltation Dec. 14, 2001 Jan. 28, 2002
Arrowhead Pond
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Siltation Dec. 14, 2001 Jan. 28, 2002
Fairfield Municipal Reservoir 2
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Siltation July 31, 2001 Aug. 28, 2001
Cedar Lake
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Nutrients, organics July 31, 2001 Aug. 28, 2001
Binder Lake
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Siltation July 31, 2001 Aug. 28, 2001
Orient Lake
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Siltation July 31, 2001 Aug. 28, 2001
Slip Bluff Lake
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Siltation July 31, 2001 Aug. 28, 2001
West Lake - Corning
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Siltation July 27, 2001 Aug. 24, 2001
Nine Eagles Lake
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Turbidity Dec. 28, 2000 Jan. 25, 2001
Rock Creek
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Ammonia, nitrogen Dec. 28, 2000 Jan. 25, 2001
Corydon Reservoir
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Atrazine Nov. 8, 2000 Dec. 11, 2000

DNR Contacts
Jeff Berckes
Water Quality Improvement Plan (TMDL) Program Coordinator
(515) 281-4791
Jeff.Berckes@dnr.iowa.gov

Jessie Brown
Information Specialist
(515) 281-5131
Jessie.Brown@dnr.iowa.gov

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