2000 Streams and Rivers Advisory

Location	Species	Fish Size (inches)	Contaminant	Group
All Indiana Rivers and Streams
*All Counties* (unless otherwise specified)	Carp	15-20 20-25 25+	nm nm nm	3 4 5
Big Blue River
Henry County	Creek Chubs	6-7 7+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	4-7 7+	n n	3 4
	White Suckers	8-10 10+	n n	3 4
Rush County	Creek Chubs	6+	n	3
Shelby County	Black Redhorse	11+	n	3
	Golden Redhorse	18+	n	4
	Northern Hogsucker	9-10 10+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	4-7	n	3
Johnson County	Longear Sunfish	5+	n	3
	Northern Hogsucker	8-10 10+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	7+	n	3
	Smallmouth Bass	5-8 8+	n n	3 4
Big Pine Creek
Warren County	Black Redhorse	13-16 16+	m m	2 3
	Channel Catfish	12-17	n	2
	Smallmouth Bass	10-11 11+	n n	2 3
Big Raccoon Creek
Parke County	Carp	19-22 22+	m m	2 3
	Black Redhorse	11-17 17+	m m	2 3
	Channel Catfish	17-22 22+	n n	3 4
	Spotted Bass	10-14 14+	m m	2 3
Big Walnut Creek
Putnam County	Black Redhorse	11-14 14+	m m	2 3
	River Carpsucker	9-14 14+	m m	2 3
	Spotted Bass	9-12 12+	m m	2 3
Blue River
Harrison County	Carp	28-29 29+	m m	2 3
	Channel Catfish	15+	n	3
	Rock Bass	5-7 7+	n n	2 3
	Shorthead Redhorse	14-17 17+	n n	3 4
Brandywine Creek
Hancock County	Northern Hogsucker	8-11 11+	m m	2 3
Buck Creek
Delaware County	Longear Sunfish	5-6 6+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	6-9 9+	n n	3 4
	Smallmouth Bass	8-11 11+	nm nm	3 4
Clear Creek
Monroe County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
Deer Creek
Carroll County	Black Redhorse	13-19 19+	m m	2 3
	Carp	Up to 19 19+	n n	2 3
	Carpsucker	15-17 17+	m m	2 3
	Smallmouth Bass	10 10+	n n	2 3
East Fork of White Lick Creek
Hendricks County	Creek Chub	6-9 9+	n n	2 3
	Northern Hogsucker	8-11 11+	n n	2 3
	Yellow Bullhead	8-10 10+	n n	2 3
East Fork of the White River
Bartholomew County	Golden Redhorse	8-13 13+	n n	2 3
Bartholomew County	Silver Redhorse	16-18 18+	n n	3 4
Jackson County	Freshwater Drum	17-18 18+	m m	2 3
	Golden Redhorse	14-16 16+	n n	3 4
	Silver Redhorse	20-22 22+	n n	2 3
	Smallmouth Buffalo	19-26 26+	n n	3 4
	Bigmouth Buffalo	18+	nm	3
Lawrence County	Carp	22+	nm	5
	Channel Catfish	15-21 21+	nm nm	4 5
	Freshwater Drum	12-15 15+	n n	4 5
	Bigmouth Buffalo	18+	m	4
	Flathead Catfish	10-16 16+	n n	3 4
	Largemouth Bass	11-14 14+	n n	4 5
	River Carpsucker	13+	n	5
	Sauger	14+	nm	3
	Shorthead Redhorse	14-16 16+	n n	4 5
	Smallmouth Buffalo	15+	n	5
	Spotted Bass	10+	nm	2
	Spotted Sucker	17+	n	3
	Striped Bass	22+	n	4
Martin County	Channel Catfish	12-14 14+	n n	3 4
	Freshwater Drum	10-12 12+	n n	3 4
	Longear Sunfish	6+	n	3
	Shorthead Redhorse	14-16 16+	n n	4 5
	Smallmouth Buffalo	19+	n	3
East Fork of Whitewater River
Wayne County	Channel Catfish	12-18 18+	n n	3 4
Wayne County	Smallmouth Bass	8-11 11+	n n	4 5
Union County	Creek Chub	4-5 5+	m m	2 3
Eel River (West Fork White River Basin)
Greene County	Bigmouth Buffalo	18-20 20+	m m	2 3
	Channel Catfish	18+	nm	2
	Freshwater Drum	14-16 16+	m m	2 3
	Sauger	18+	n	3
Eel River (Upper Wabash River Basin)
Whitley County	Bluegill	4-6 6+	n n	3 4
	Carp	11-20 20+	nm nm	2 3
	Northern Hogsucker	7-10 10+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	7-8 8+	m m	2 3
	White Sucker	8-12 12+	n n	2 3
Wabash County	Northern Hogsucker	8+	n	3
Miami County	Northern Hogsucker	9-12 12+	m m	2 3
	Rock Bass	6-7 7+	m m	2 3
	Smallmouth Bass	10+	n	3
Cass County	Northern Hogsucker	8-11 11+	m m	2 3
Cass County	Rock Bass	7-9 9+	m m	2 3
Elkhart River
Elkhart County	Rock Bass	7-9 9+	nm nm	3 4
	Smallmouth Bass	5-6	n	3
	White Sucker	8-13 13+	n n	3 4
Elliot Ditch
Tippecanoe County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
Fall Creek
Madison County	Black Redhorse	13-17 17+	m m	2 3
	Carp	19-22 22+	nm nm	3 4
	Channel Catfish	Up to 22 22+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	5-7 7+	n n	2 3
	Smallmouth Bass	6-14 15-17 17+	m m m	2 3 4
	White Sucker	12-16 16+	m m	2 3
Hamilton County	Carp	16-23 23+	n n	2 3
Hamilton County	Largemouth Bass	12-16 16+	m m	2 3
Flatrock River
Rush County	Northern Hogsucker	8-13 13+	m m	2 3
	Longear Sunfish	4-6 6+	m m	2 3
	Rock Bass	5-8 8+	m m	2 3
Shelby County	Rock Bass	5-8 8+	nm nm	2 3
Grassy Creek
Kosciusko County	Largemouth Bass	Up to 14 14+	m m	2 3
Great Miami River
Dearborn County	Carp	16-20 20+	n n	4 5
	Channel Catfish	15+	n	5
	Largemouth Bass	15-18 18+	nm nm	2 3
	White Crappie	8-11 11+	n n	3 4
Greens Fork
Wayne County	Creek Chub	7+	m	2
Honey Creek
White County	Largemouth Bass	Up to 20 20+	nm nm	2 3
Iroquois River
Jasper County	Carp	28+	n	3
Newton County	Carp	28+	n	3
Juday Creek
St. Joseph County	White Sucker	12-17 17+	n n	2 3
Kankakee River
LaPorte County	Bigmouth Buffalo	16-22 22+	m m	2 3
	Channel Catfish	17+	n	3
	Northern Pike	15+	n	2
	Quillback	15-16	n	3
	Shorthead Redhorse	13-17 17+	nm nm	3 4
Lake County	Bigmouth Buffalo	18-24 24+	nm nm	2 3
	Carp	20-22 22+	n n	2 3
	Northern Pike	31+	n	2
	Quillback	13-15 15+	n n	2 3
	Shorthead Redhorse	14-16 16-19 19+	n n n	2 3 4
	Silver Redhorse	18-20 20+	n n	2 3
	Smallmouth Buffalo	18-22 22-28 28-32 32+	nm nm nm nm	2 3 4 5
Killbuck Creek
Madison County	Largemouth Bass	16+	m	3
Madison County	Longear Sunfish	5-6 6+	n n	3 4
Kokomo Creek
Howard County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
Little Blue River
Shelby County	Northern Hogsucker	8-11 11+	n n	2 3
Little Mississinewa River
Randolph County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
Little Sugar Creek/Walnut Fork** (Middle Wabash Basin)
Montgomery County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	nm	5
** Fish tissue samples have not been taken from Walnut Fork. However, fish tissue samples taken from Little Sugar Creek (Montgomery Co.) and Sugar Creek (Montgomery Co., I-74 to SR-32) are at No Consumption advisory levels. These two bodies of water are connected by Walnut Fork in Montgomery Co., approximately one river mile in length. Based on these data, a No Consumption advisory will be placed on Walnut Fork to protect human health. Future sampling of Walnut Fork is planned for more comprehensive results.
Little Sugar Creek (East Fork White River Basin)
Hancock County	Creek Chub	ALL	nm	3
Maumee River
Allen County	Channel Catfish	14-16 16+	n n	3 4
	Largemouth Bass	9+	n	3
	River Redhorse	12-14 14+	nm nm	3 4
	Rock Bass	7-8 8+	n n	3 4
	Sauger	15-24 24+	nm nm	2 3
	Shorthead Redhorse	14-16 16+	nm nm	3 4
Mississinewa River
Randolph County	Carp	17+	n	5
	Channel Catfish	15+	n	5
	Green Sunfish	3+	n	5
	Longear Sunfish	3-5 5+	n n	3 4
	White Crappie	8-10 10+	n n	3 4

Delaware County	Bluegill	6+	n	2
	Green Sunfish	4-6 6+	n n	2 3
	Rock Bass	6-7 7+	nm nm	2 3
Grant County	Channel Catfish	11-13 13+	nm nm	2 3
	Largemouth Bass	8-11 11+	n n	2 3
	White Crappie	8-11 11+	m m	2 3
	Carp	14-19	n	3
Miami County	Carp	19-20	n	2
Muddy Fork of Sand Creek
Decatur County	Black Redhorse	12-15 15+	m m	2 3
	Largemouth Bass	6-11 11+	n n	3 4
	Northern Hogsucker	6-10 10+	n n	3 4
	White Sucker	10-13 13+	m m	2 3
Muscatatuck River
Washington County	Bigmouth Buffalo	17-26 26+	nm nm	2 3
Washington County	Smallmouth Buffalo	22-23 23+	nm nm	2 3
Otter Creek
Vigo County	Black Redhorse	10-14 14+	n n	2 3
	Golden Redhorse	14+	nm	2
	Spotted Bass	8-13 13+	m m	3 4
Patoka River
Dubois County	Bigmouth Buffalo	16-21 21+	m m	2 3
	Carp	15-20 20+	n n	2 3
	Freshwater Drum	13-17 17+	m m	2 3
Pike County	Bigmouth Buffalo	16-21 21+	m m	2 3
Pike County	Freshwater Drum	21-22 22+	nm nm	2 3
Gibson County	Black Buffalo	24-25 25+	nm nm	2 3
	Channel Catfish	16-18 18+	n n	2 3
	Flathead Catfish	12-18 18+	nm nm	2 3
	Freshwater Drum	14-16 16+	m m	2 3
Pigeon Creek (St. Joseph River Basin)
Steuben County	Carp	21-25 25+	n n	3 4
Steuben County	White Sucker	11-14 14+	m m	2 3
Pigeon Creek (Ohio River Basin)
Vanderburgh County	Channel Catfish	15-18 18+	n n	4 5
	Largemouth Bass	13+	n	2
	White Crappie	12+	n	2
Pipe Creek
Madison County	Longear Sunfish	4+	n	2
Madison County	White Sucker	10-15 15+	nm nm	2 3
Pleasant Run Creek
Lawrence County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
Richland Creek
Monroe County	Creek Chub	6-7 7+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	4-8 8+	nm nm	2 3
	White Sucker	8-11 11+	nm nm	3 4
Owen County	Creek Chub	5-9 9+	nm nm	3 4
	Longear Sunfish	4-6 6+	nm nm	2 3
	Rock Bass	6-7 7+	nm nm	2 3
Salt Creek
Monroe County ** (tailwaters of Monroe Reservoir Dam to Clear Creek)	Bluegill	7+	n	2
	Freshwater Drum	16+	n	5
	Striped Bass	12+	n	3
	Walleye	15-21 21+	n n	3 4
	White Crappie	7+	n	2
	Yellow Bass	8+	n	2
Monroe County (confluence of Clear Creek to Lawrence Co.)	ALL SPECIES	ALL	nm	5
Lawrence County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	nm	5
** This listing is based on limited data. It should be noted that fish migrate. Fish not sampled from these waters may migrate from the confluence of Clear Creek and Salt Creek, 1.3 miles south. Those water bodies have No Consumption advisories. Future sampling of the Salt Creek tailwaters below the Monroe Reservoir Dam is planned for more comprehensive results.
Sand Creek
Decatur County	Black Redhorse	14+	m	2
	Northern Hogsucker	10-12 12+	n n	3 4
	Spotted Sucker	13-14 14+	m m	2 3
	White Sucker	8-11 11+	m m	2 3
	Yellow Bullhead	10-12 12+	n n	3 4
Jennings County	Rock Bass	6-9 9+	m m	2 3
	Spotted Bass	8-12 12+	m m	2 3
	Yellow Bullhead	8-11 11+	m m	2 3
Silver Creek
Union County	Creek Chub	6-7 7+	m m	2 3
Floyd County	Carp	21-25 25+	n n	3 4
	Channel Catfish	17-20 20+	n n	3 4
	Freshwater Drum	15-18 18+	nm nm	2 3
	Smallmouth Bass	15+	n	2
Stoney Creek
Hamilton County	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
Stouts Creek
Monroe County	Creek Chubs	4-8 8+	nm nm	2 3
St. Joseph River (Maumee River Basin)
Allen County	Black Crappie	9-11 11+	n n	3 4
	Black Redhorse	13-16 16+	n n	3 4
	Channel Catfish	20-24 25-26 26+	nm nm nm	3 4 5
	Golden Redhorse	12-13 13+	n n	3 4
	Rock Bass	7-9 9+	n n	3 4
St. Joseph River (St. Joseph River Basin)
Elkhart County	Black Redhorse	13-17 17+	m m	2 3
	Channel Catfish	20-24 25-26 26+	n n n	3 4 5
	Golden Redhorse	13-25 25+	n n	3 4
	Largemouth Bass	11-12 12+	m m	2 3
	Rock Bass	7-9 9+	n n	3 4
	Shorthead Redhorse	14-17 17+	nm nm	3 4
	Smallmouth Bass	9-13 13+	m m	2 3
	Walleye	16-17 17+	m m	3 4
St. Joseph County	Black Redhorse	14-17 17+	nm nm	3 4
	Carp	20+	nm	5
	Channel Catfish	22+	nm	4
	Golden Redhorse	13-22 22+	n n	3 4
	Largemouth Bass	15-16 16-18 18+	nm nm nm	3 4 5
	Shorthead Redhorse	15-19 19+	nm nm	3 4
	Smallmouth Bass	7-9 9+	nm nm	2 3
	Steelhead	25-26 26+	n n	3 4
	Quillback	18+	n	3
	White Sucker	14-16 16+	n n	3 4
St. Mary's River
Allen County	Bigmouth Buffalo	20-25 25+	nm nm	3 4
	Black Redhorse	12-15 15+	nm nm	2 3
	Channel Catfish	13-15 15+	n n	3 4
	Largemouth Bass	Up to 15 15+	nm nm	3 4
	Quillback	9-14 14+	nm nm	2 3
	Silver Redhorse	17+	nm	3
	White Suckers	8-11 11+	nm nm	2 3
Sugar Creek (East Fork White River Basin)
Hancock County	Black Redhorse	11-13 13+	m m	2 3
Johnson County	Carp	27+	n	3
	Flathead Catfish	17+	n	3
	Spotted Bass	13+	m	2
Sugar Creek (Middle Wabash River Basin)
Montgomery County
(Crawfordsville I74 - SR32)	ALL SPECIES	ALL	n	5
(Shades State Park)	Black Redhorse	14-16 16+	n n	4 5
	Rock Bass	7+	n	3
	Smallmouth Bass	7-11 11-15 15+	n n n	2 3 4
Parke County	Black Redhorse	12-16 16+	n n	3 4
	Smallmouth Bass	8-11 11+	n n	2 3
	Channel Catfish	12-13 13+	n n	3 4
Tippecanoe River
Kosciusko County	Bluegill	6+	m	2
	Redhorse	17-18 18+	n n	3 4
	River Redhorse	17+	m	3
	Rock Bass	5+	m	2
Marshall County	Rock Bass	9-10 10+	m m	2 3
Fulton County	Channel Catfish	12-23 23+	nm nm	2 3
	Northern Hogsucker	7-12 12+	m m	2 3
	Spotted Suckers	13+	m	2
	Golden Redhorse	15-16 16+	nm nm	2 3
	Carp	30-31	nm	2
Pulaski County	Black Redhorse	16-17 17+	n n	3 4
	Channel Catfish	11-12 12+	nm nm	2 3
	Longear Sunfish	3-5 5+	m m	2 3
	Northern Hogsucker	13-15 15+	m m	2 3
Carroll County	Carp	21-22	n	2
Trail Creek
LaPorte County	Carp	23-25	n	5
Wabash River
Adams County	Carp	17-19	n	2
Wells County	Channel Catfish	13-19 19+	nm nm	3 4
	Golden Redhorse	18+	m	2
	Rock Bass	7-10 10+	m m	2 3
	Sauger	13-19 19+	n n	4 5
	Smallmouth Buffalo	25+	n	5
	White Crappie	5-7 7+	m m	2 3
	Yellow Perch	6-7 7+	m m	2 3
Huntington County	Blue Sucker	21-26 26+	n n	3 4
	Channel Catfish	13-16 16+	nm nm	3 4
	Freshwater Drum	12-18 18+	n n	3 4
	Largemouth Bass	12-14 14+	m m	3 4
	Carp	18-21	nm	2
	Sauger	13-19 19+	n n	4 5
	Smallmouth Buffalo	25+	n	5
Wabash County	Black Redhorse	16-19 19+	m m	2 3
	Blue Sucker	21-26 26+	n n	3 4
	Channel Catfish	13-19 19+	m m	2 3
	Freshwater Drum	12-18 18+	n n	3 4
	Quillback	12-16 16+

m = Mercury	n = PCBs
Group 2 = 1 meal/week	Group 3 = 1 meal/month
Group 4 = 1 meal/2 months	Group 5 = DO NOT EAT
(Women and children see advisory groups)