DSW: Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory

Last Updated: Friday, 23-May-2008 12:30:54 EDT

2008 Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory - Limit Meals

Limit Your Meals From These Waters

The following table lists waterbody areas in which one or more species of fish are contaminated. This table includes the following advisories: one meal per month; one meal per 2 months; and do not eat. See the Overall Advice page for other advisories.

Fish with low levels of contaminants are safe to eat, provided the trimming, cooking and meal frequency advice is followed. The maximum recommended frequencies for eating those fish are included in the table below.
Fish with high levels of contaminants should not be eaten. The maximum recommended frequency for eating those fish is identified in the table below as Do Not Eat. A table listing only the "Do Not Eat" fish is available here.

How To Use This Advisory Table

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Body of Water	Area Under Advisory	Species	One meal per	Contaminant
Nemo River	U.S. Route 71 to Xeno River	Halibut 20" and over	2 Months	Mercury
Nemo River	U.S. Route 71 to Xeno River	Halibut under 20"	Month	Mercury

In columns 1 and 2, find the body of water and location in which you are fishing. Click on a link in column 1 and go to a Web page for that waterbody. Click on a link in column 2 and go to a PDF map for that waterbody.
In column 3, find the kind of fish you have caught. If a length is noted, measure the fish from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail fin. See pictures of many common Ohio sport fish.
In column 4, find the maximum recommended meal frequency for the size and type of fish. One meal per week (52 meals per year), one meal per month (12 meals per year) and one meal every two months (six meals per year) is advice for how long to wait before eating your next meal of sport fish.
In column 5, find the contaminant causing the advisory.

Locate these advisories in any of three ways:

Click on a county name to see the waterbodies in that county.

Adams	Allen	Ashland	Ashtabula	Athens	Auglaize	Belmont	Brown
Butler	Carroll	Champaign	Clark	Clermont	Clinton	Columbiana	Coshocton
Crawford	Cuyahoga	Darke	Defiance	Delaware	Erie	Fairfield	Fayette
Franklin	Fulton	Gallia	Geauga	Greene	Guernsey	Hamilton	Hancock
Hardin	Harrison	Henry	Highland	Hocking	Holmes	Huron	Jackson
Jefferson	Knox	Lake	Lawrence	Licking	Logan	Lorain	Lucas
Madison	Mahoning	Marion	Medina	Meigs	Mercer	Miami	Monroe
Montgomery	Morgan	Morrow	Muskingum	Noble	Ottawa	Paulding	Perry
Pickaway	Pike	Portage	Preble	Putnam	Richland	Ross	Sandusky
Scioto	Seneca	Shelby	Stark	Summit	Trumbull	Tuscarawas	Union
Van Wert	Vinton	Warren	Washington	Wayne	Williams	Wood	Wyandot

Advisory Table

This table includes the following advisories: one meal per month; one meal per 2 months; and do not eat. See the Overall Advice page for two meals per week, one meal per week and other advisories.

Scroll down through the table organized alphabetically by waterbody name or click on a letter to go directly to waterbodies beginning with that letter.

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Body of Water	Area Under Advisory	Species	One meal per	Contaminant
Adams Lake	All Waters (Adams County)	Bluegill Sunfish, Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Ashtabula River
	Hilldom Road to U.S. Route 20 (Prospect Road) (Ashtabula County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
	U.S. Route 20 (Prospect Road) to mouth (Lake Erie) (Ashtabula County)	All Species	Do Not Eat	PCBs
Auglaize River	U.S. Route 33, Wapakoneta to Maumee River, Defiance (Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Paulding, Putnam Counties)	Freshwater Drum, Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Berlin Lake	All Waters (Mahoning, Portage, Stark Counties)	Channel Catfish	Month	PCBs
Berlin Lake	All Waters (Mahoning, Portage, Stark Counties)	Common Carp	Month	Lead, PCBs
Big Darby Creek
	U.S. Route 42 (Plain City) to Alkire Road (Georgesville) (Franklin, Madison, Union Counties)
		Channel Catfish	Month	Mercury, PCBs
	Alkire Road (Georgesville) to mouth (Scioto River) (Franklin, Pickaway Counties)	Channel Catfish	Month	Mercury, PCBs
		Common Carp	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum 20” and over	Month	Mercury
Black River
	Interstate 80 to mouth (Lake Erie) (Lorain County)	Common Carp 23” and over	2 Months	PCBs
		Common Carp less than 23”	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum	Month	Mercury, PCBs
Chagrin River	All Waters (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake Counties)	Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass	Month	*Mercury, Lead
Conneaut Creek	All Waters (Ashtabula County)	Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Cross Creek	Reeds Mill Road to mouth (Ohio River) (Jefferson County)	Common Carp	Month	PCBs
Cuyahoga River
	State Route 87 (Russell Park) to State Route 303 (Shalersville) (Geauga, Portage Counties)	Common Carp 24” and over, White Sucker 16” and over	Month	Mercury
	State Route 303 (Shalersville) to Ohio Edison Dam Pool (Geauga, Summit Counties)	Common Carp 24” and over, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker 16" and over	Month	Mercury
	Ohio Edison Dam Pool to Bath Road (Botzum) (Summit County)	Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead	2 Months	PCBs
		White Sucker	Month	PCBs
		Common Carp 24” and over, Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury
	Bath Road (Botzum) to mouth (Lake Erie) (Cuyahoga, Summit Counties)	Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead	2 Months	PCBs
		White Sucker 11” and over	Month	PCBs
		Common Carp 24” and over, Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Dicks Creek	Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Middletown to the Great Miami River (Butler County)	All Species	Do Not Eat	PCBs
Dow Lake	All Waters (Athens County)	Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Duck Creek	Township Road 329 (Stanleyville) to State Route 26 (Norwood) (Washington County)	Common Carp Sauger	Month	Total DDT
	State Route 26 (Norwood) to mouth (Ohio River) (Washington County)	Common Carp, Sauger	Month	Total DDT
		Saugeye 16” and over	Month	Mercury
East Branch Black River
	Richman Road (Lodi) to Foster Road (Lorain, Medina Counties)	Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Bullhead	Month	Mercury
	Foster Road to State Route 10 (Laporte) (Lorain County)	Common Carp 23” and over, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Bullhead	Month	Mercury
	State Route 10 (Laporte) to mouth (Black River) (Lorain County)	Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Bullhead	Month	Mercury
East Fork Lake	All Waters (Clermont County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
East Fork Little Miami River	All Waters (Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland Counties)	Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass	Month	Mercury
Eastwood Lake	All Waters (Montgomery County)	Common Carp	Month	PCBs
Findley Lake	All Waters (Lorain County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Ford (a.k.a. Hamilton) Hydraulic Canal	All Waters (Butler County)	Channel Catfish, Common Carp	Month	PCBs
Forked Run Lake	All Waters (Meigs County)	Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, White Crappie	Month	Mercury
Four Mile Creek	Acton Lake to Sevenmile Creek (Butler County)	Smallmouth Bass 17" and over	Month	Mercury
Grand River
	Lake Estabrook (Parkman) to Sweitzer Road (Camp Yakewi) (Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull Counties)	Common Carp 22” and over	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum, Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Silver Redhorse, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Bullhead	Month	Mercury
	Sweitzer Road (Camp Yakewi) to State Route 2 (Painesville) (Ashtabula, Lake Counties)	Common Carp 22” and over, Rainbow Trout	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum, Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Silver Redhorse, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Bullhead	Month	Mercury
	State Route 2 (Painesville) to mouth (Lake Erie) (Lake County)	Common Carp 18” and over, Rainbow Trout	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum, Largemouth Bass, Silver Redhorse, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Bullhead	Month	Mercury
Great Miami River
	Indian Lake to State Route 571 (Tipp City) (Logan, Miami, Shelby Counties)	Common Carp	Month	PCBs
		Smallmouth Bass, White Bass	Month	Mercury
	State Route 571 (Tipp City) to Lowhead Dam at Monument Avenue (Dayton) (Miami, Montgomery Counties)	Common Carp	2 Months	PCBs
		Saugeye	Month	PCBs
		White Bass	Month	Mercury
	Lowhead Dam at Monument Avenue (Dayton) to State Route 73 near Middletown (Butler, Montgomery, Warren Counties)	All Suckers	Do Not Eat	PCBs
		Common Carp	2 Months	PCBs
		Saugeye	Month	PCBs
		White Bass	Month	Mercury
	State Route 73 near Middletown to Harrison Pike (Miamitown) (Butler, Hamilton, Warren Counties)	All Suckers	Do Not Eat	PCBs
		Flathead Catfish, Striped Bass Hybrid	2 Months	*PCBs, Lead
		Common Carp	2 Months	PCBs
		Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Saugeye, Smallmouth Buffalo	Month	PCBs
		White Bass	Month	Mercury
	Harrison Pike (Miamitown) to mouth (Ohio River) (Hamilton County)	All Suckers	Do Not Eat	PCBs
		Flathead Catfish, Striped Bass Hybrid	2 Months	*PCBs, Lead
		Common Carp	2 Months	PCBs
		Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Saugeye, Smallmouth Buffalo	Month	PCBs
		Largemouth Bass 15” and over, White Bass	Month	Mercury
Greenville Creek	All Waters (Darke, Miami Counties)	Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Hamilton Hydraulic Canal (Butler County)	See Ford Hydraulic Canal
Highlandtown Lake	All Waters (Columbiana County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Hocking River	Rock Mill Road (Rock Mill) to State Route 93 (Logan) (Fairfield, Hocking Counties)	Common Carp	Month	PCBs
	State Route 93 (Logan) to State Route 33 (The Plains) (Athens, Hocking Counties)	Common Carp	Month	PCBs
		Spotted Bass 13" and over	Month	Mercury
	State Route 33 (The Plains) to U.S. Route 50/State Route 32 (Athens) (Athens County)	Common Carp, Freshwater Drum	Month	PCBs
		Spotted Bass 13" and over, Walleye	Month	Mercury
	U.S. Route 50/State Route 32 (Athens) to U.S. Route 50/State Route 32/State Route 7 (Coolville) (Athens County)	Common Carp, Freshwater Drum	Month	PCBs
		Spotted Bass 13" and over	Month	Mercury
Huron River	All Waters (Erie, Huron Counties)	Freshwater Drum	Month	Mercury
Jefferson Lake	All Waters (Jefferson County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Killdeer Pond #30	All Waters (Wyandot County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Lake Erie	All Waters (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky Counties)	Channel Catfish, Lake Trout	2 Months	PCBs
Lake Erie		Chinook Salmon 19" and over, Coho Salmon, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead Trout, White Bass, Whitefish, White Perch	Month	PCBs
Lake Erie Tributaries	All Waters (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky Counties)	Steelhead Trout	Month	PCBs
Lake Hope	All Waters (Vinton County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Lake La Su An	All Waters (Williams County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Lake Lavere	All Waters (Williams County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Lake Nesmith	All Waters (Summit County)	Channel Catfish, Common Carp	Do Not Eat	PCBs
Lake Sue	All Waters (Williams County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Little Beaver Creek
	State Route 7 (Williamsport) to Pennsylvania State Line (near Grimms Bridge Road) (Columbiana County)	Channel Catfish	2 Months	PCBs
		Common Carp, Sauger	Month	PCBs
		Smallmouth Bass 12” and over	Month	Mercury
Little Miami River	All Waters (Clark, Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, Warren Counties)	Sauger, Silver Redhorse	Month	Mercury
Little Muskingum River	Hill's Covered Bridge to the Ohio River (Washington County)	Spotted Bass	Month	Mercury
Little Scioto River	State Route 739, near Marion to Holland Road, near Marion (Marion County)	All Species	Do Not Eat	PAHs
Little Scioto River (Southeast Ohio River tributary)	All Waters (Jackson, Scioto Counties)	Rock Bass, Spotted Bass	Month	Mercury
Mad River	U.S. Route 36 (Urbana) to mouth (Great Miami River) (Champaign, Clark, Greene, Montgomery Counties)	Channel Catfish, Common Carp	Month	PCBs
Mad River		Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Mahoning River
	Rockhill Avenue NE (Alliance) to Pennsylvania State Line (Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull Counties)	Channel Catfish 21" and over, Smallmouth Bass 15" and over	Do Not Eat	PCBs
		Channel Catfish under 21", Common Carp, Smallmouth Bass under 15"	2 Months	PCBs
		Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
		Walleye	Month	PCBs
Maumee River
	Indiana State Line to Waterville (Defiance, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Wood Counties)	Common Carp, Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury, PCBs
	Waterville to mouth (Lake Erie) (Lucas, Wood Counties)	Channel Catfish	Do Not Eat	PCBs
	Waterville to mouth (Lake Erie) (Lucas, Wood Counties)	Common Carp, Smallmouth Bass	Month	Mercury, PCBs
Meadowbrook Lake	All Waters (Summit County)	Largemouth Bass	Month	Mercury
Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek ^
	Allen Road (Salem) to State Route 14 (Millville) (Columbiana, Mahoning Counties)	Common Carp	Month	Mirex, PCBs
		Sauger	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum	Month	Mercury
	State Route 14 (Millville) to mouth (Little Beaver Creek) (Columbiana County)	Common Carp, Sauger	Month	PCBs
		Freshwater Drum	Month	Mercury
Mill Creek (Cincinnati)	Interstate 275 to the Ohio River (Hamilton County)	All Species	Month	PCBs