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Division of Surface Water Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory - Limit Meals



2011 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
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.

Note:  Italicized bodies of water have fish with low levels of contaminants with a less strict advisory than the statewide "one meal per week" advice.

Locate these advisories in one of two ways:

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
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 Fork Mohican River
State Route 39 (Melco) to mouth (Mohican River)
(Ashland, Richland Counties)		 Common Carp Month PCBs

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
Buckeye Lake

All Waters
(Fairfield, Licking, Perry Counties)

 Black Crappie,
Saugeye		 2 meals per  week Mercury

Chagrin River

I-90 to mouth (Lake Erie) (Lake County)

Rock Bass,
Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury
C.J. Brown Reservoir All Waters
(Clark County)		 Walleye 2 meals per week Mercury
Clear Creek Clearport Road (Clearport) to mouth (Hocking River)
(Fairfield, Hocking Counties)		 Common Carp Month Mercury
Clear Fork Reservoir All Waters
(Richland County)		 Largemouth Bass 2 meals per week Mercury

Conneaut Creek

All Waters
(Ashtabula County)

Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury
Cross Creek Reeds Mill Road to mouth (Ohio River)
(Jefferson County)		 Channel Catfish Month Mercury, PCBs
Common Carp Month PCBs
Freshwater Drum Month Mercury

Cuyahoga River
State Route 87 (Russell Park) to Ohio Edison Dam Pool(Geauga, Portage, Summit Counties)

Common Carp

 Month PCBs
Black Crappie,
White Sucker 16" and over		 Month Mercury
Ohio Edison Dam Pool to mouth (Lake Erie)
(Cuyahoga, Summit Counties)

Brown Bullhead,
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

 Month PCBs

White Sucker 16" and over

 Month Mercury

Dicks Creek

Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Middletown to the Great Miami River
(Butler County)

All Species

Do Not Eat

PCBs
Dillon Lake All Waters
(Muskingum County)		 Common Carp,
Largemouth Bass		 2 meals per week Mercury
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
Black Crappie,
Freshwater Drum,
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 (Harsha 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 Lake St. Marys All Waters
(Auglaize, Mercer Counties)		 Largemouth Bass 2 meals per week 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

 Downstream of Indian Lake to Lowhead Dam at Monument Avenue (Dayton) (Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Shelby Counties) Common Carp,
Channel Catfish,
Flathead Catfish		 Month PCBs
Largemouth Bass,
Smallmouth Bass,
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,
Channel Catfish,
Flathead Catfish

 Month PCBs
Largemouth Bass,
Smallmouth Bass,
White Bass		 Month Mercury
State Route 73 near Middletown to Harrison Pike (Miamitown) (Butler, Hamilton, Warren Counties) All Suckers Do Not Eat PCBs

Striped Bass Hybrid

 2 Months *PCBs, Lead

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish,
Freshwater Drum,
Saugeye,
Smallmouth Buffalo

 Month PCBs
Largemouth Bass,
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
Griggs Reservoir All Waters
(Franklin County)		 Common Carp,
Largemouth Bass		 2 meals per week 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 33 (The Plains)
(Athens, Fairfield, Hocking Counties)

Common Carp

Month

PCBs
State Route 33 (The Plains) to U.S. Route 50/State Route 32 (Athens)
(Athens, Hocking Counties)		 Common Carp,
Freshwater Drum		 Month PCBs
Walleye Month Mercury
U.S. Route 50/State Route 32 (Athens) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Athens County)		 Common Carp,
Freshwater Drum		 Month PCBs
Spotted Bass Month Lead

Huron River

All Waters
(Erie, Huron Counties)

Freshwater Drum

Month

Mercury

Indian Lake

 All Waters
(Logan County)		 Black Crappie,
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Largemouth Bass		 2 meals per week Mercury

Jefferson Lake

All Waters
(Jefferson County)

Largemouth Bass

Month

Mercury
Killdeer Pond #30 All Waters
(Wyandot County)		 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury
Kiser Lake All Waters
(Champaign County)		 Largemouth Bass 2 meals per week Mercury
Kokosing River County Road 13/Green Valley Road (Mount Vernon) to mouth (Walhonding River)
(Coshocton, Knox Counties)		 Rock Bass 8” and over,
Smallmouth Bass 15” and over		 Month Mercury

Lake Erie

All Waters
(Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky Counties)

Common Carp

2 Months

PCBs

Channel Catfish,
Freshwater Drum,
Lake Trout,
Rock Bass,
Smallmouth Bass,
Steelhead Trout,
White Bass,
Whitefish 18" and over,
White Perch

Month

PCBs
Brown Bullhead Month Mercury
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 Milton All Waters
(Mahoning County		 Common Carp Month PCBs

Lake Nesmith

All Waters
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

Do Not Eat

PCBs
Lake Sue All Waters
(Williams County)		 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury
Licking River Adjacent Summit Street (Newark) to mouth (Muskingum River) (Licking, Muskingum Counties) Channel Catfish Month PCBs

Little Beaver Creek
Upstream of Bell School Road (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

Lower Bellbrook Road (Bellbrook) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, Warren Counties)

Common Carp 24" and over,
Freshwater Drum 16" and over,
Sauger,
Silver Redhorse,
Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury

Little Muskingum River

Hill's Covered Bridge to mouth (Ohio River)
(Washington County)

 Freshwater Drum Month Mercury, PCBs

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
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, PCBs
Walleye Month PCBs

Maumee River
Indiana State Line to Waterville
(Defiance, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Wood Counties)

Freshwater Drum,
Smallmouth Bass

 Month PCBs
Smallmouth Buffalo Month Mercury, PCBs
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish		 Month Mercury
Waterville to mouth (Lake Erie)
(Lucas, Wood Counties)		 Channel Catfish 2 Months PCBs

Freshwater Drum,
Smallmouth Bass

 Month PCBs
Smallmouth Buffalo Month Mercury, PCBs
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish		 Month Mercury
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
(Ashtabula)

South Denmark Road (Jefferson) to mouth (Grand River)
(Ashtabula County)

Largemouth Bass,
Rock Bass

Month

Mercury

Mill Creek (Cincinnati)

Interstate 275 to the Ohio River
(Hamilton County)

All Species

Month

PCBs
Mohican River County Highway 23 (Spellacy) to mouth (Walhonding River) (Coshocton, Holmes, Knox Counties) Common Carp Month PCBs
Rock Bass Month Mercury

Muskingum River

Zanesville Dam (Zanesville) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Morgan, Muskingum, Washington Counties)

Smallmouth Buffalo 24" and over

2 Months

PCBs
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Smallmouth Buffalo under 24",
White Bass		 Month PCBs
Flathead Catfish 24" and over,
Saugeye		 Month Mercury, PCBs
Freshwater Drum Month Mercury

New Lyme Lake

All Waters
(Ashtabula County)

Largemouth Bass

Month

Mercury

Nimishillen Creek

All Waters
(Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas Counties)

Common Carp

Month

PCBs

North Branch Portage River

All Waters
(Wood County)

Common Carp

2 Months

PCBs

Ohio Brush Creek

State Route 73 (Louden) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Adams County)

Spotted Bass

Month

Mercury

Ohio Canal
(Summit County)

See Portage Canal
Ohio River  See ORSANCO's website
Olentangy River State Route 95 (Claridon) to mouth (Scioto River)
(Delaware, Franklin, Marion Counties)		 Smallmouth Bass 12” and over Month Mercury
O’Shaughnessy Reservoir All Waters
(Delaware County)		 Common Carp,
White Crappie		 2 meals per week Mercury
Ottawa River (Lima)

Cool Road (Allen County) to mouth (Auglaize River)
(Allen, Putnam Counties)

 Rock Bass,
Smallmouth Bass		 Month Mercury

Ottawa River (Toledo)

Interstate 475 north of Wildwood Preserve, Toledo to Maumee Bay, Lake Erie
(Lucas County)

All Species

Do Not Eat

PCBs

Paint Creek
Thomas Road near Florence to near Plyley’s Lane at Belleview Avenue (Belleview Heights)
(Fayette, Highland, Madison, Ross Counties)		 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury
Near Plyley’s Lane at Belleview Avenue (Belleview Heights) to mouth (Scioto River)
(Ross County)		 Common Carp Month PCBs
Largemouth Bass Month Mercury
Paint Creek Lake All Waters
(Highland County)		 Saugeye 2 meals per week Mercury

Portage Canal (a.k.a. Ohio Canal)

All Waters
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

Do Not Eat

PCBs

Portage River

Ohio Turnpike to Lake Erie
(Ottawa County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

2 Months

PCBs
Punderson Lake All Waters
(Geauga County)		 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury
Pymatuning Reservoir All Waters
(Ashtabula County)		 Largemouth Bass 2 meals per week Mercury
Rocky Fork Licking River Jobes Road near Davis Farm Bridge to mouth (Licking River)
(Licking County)		 Smallmouth Bass Month Mercury
Rocky Fork Mohican River I-71 to mouth (Black Fork Mohican River)
(Richland County)		 Channel Catfish,
Common Carp		 Month PCBs
Ross Lake All Waters
(Ross County)		 Channel Catfish 20" and over Month Mercury

Salt Creek

State Route 56 near Election Road (Haynes) to mouth (Scioto River)
(Hocking, Ross, Vinton, Counties)

Channel Catfish 18” and over,
Sauger,
Smallmouth Bass,
Spotted Bass

Month

Mercury
Flathead Catfish Month Mercury, PCBs
Salt Lick Creek North High Street (Jackson) to County Road 216 (Springer Road) (Jackson, Ross Counties) Spotted Bass Month Mercury

Sandusky River

 State Route 598 (Middletown) to mouth (Lake Erie)
(Crawford, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot Counties)

Common Carp,
Smallmouth Buffalo

 Month PCBs
Channel Catfish 16" and over,
Rock Bass,
Smallmouth Bass		 Month Mercury

Sandy Creek

All Waters
(Carroll, Columbiana, Stark, Tuscarawas Counties)

Common Carp

Month

PCBs
Schoonover Lake

All Waters
(Allen County)

 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury
Scioto River Township Road 17 near Roundhead to Radnor Road (Radnor)
(Delaware, Hardin, Marion Counties)		 Northern Pike Month Mercury
Flathead Catfish 21” and over Month PCBs
Radnor Road (Radnor) to Warrensburg
(Delaware County)		 Saugeye 19" and over,
Smallmouth Bass 12" and over		 Month Mercury
Flathead Catfish 21” and over Month PCBs
Warrensburg to State Route 762 (South Bloomfield)
(Delaware, Franklin, Pickaway Counties)		 Saugeye 19" and over,
Smallmouth Bass 12" and over		 Month Mercury
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish 21” and over		 Month PCBs
State Route 762 (South Bloomfield) to U.S. Route 35 (Chillicothe)
(Pickaway, Ross Counties)		 Sauger 15" and over,
Saugeye 19" and over,
Smallmouth Bass 12" and over		 Month Mercury
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish 21” and over,
White Bass 11” and over		 Month PCBs
U.S. Route 35 (Chillicothe) to State Route 335 (Omega)
(Pike, Ross Counties)		 Sauger 15" and over,
Smallmouth Bass 12" and over		 Month Mercury
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish 21” and over,
Smallmouth Buffalo,
White Bass 11” and over		 Month PCBs
State Route 335 (Omega) to U.S. Route 23 (Piketon)
(Pike County)		 Sauger 15" and over,
Smallmouth Bass 12" and over		 Month Mercury
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish 21” and over,
White Bass 11” and over		 Month PCBs
U.S. Route 23 (Piketon) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Pike, Scioto Counties)		 Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish 21” and over		 Month PCBs
Sevenmile Creek U.S. Route 35 (Eaton) to mouth (Four Mile Creek)
(Butler County)		 Rock Bass Month Mercury
St. Joseph Lake All Waters
(Perry County)		 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury

St. Joseph River

All Waters
(Defiance, Williams Counties)

Channel Catfish

Month

*Mercury, PCBs

St. Marys River

All Waters
(Auglaize, Mercer, Van Wert Counties)

Freshwater Drum,
Northern Pike,
Saugeye

Month

Mercury

Stillwater River

Tobin Road (Cosmos) to State Route 121 (Needmore)
(Darke County)

Channel Catfish,
Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury
State Route 121 (Needmore) to State Route 718 (Pleasant Hill)
(Darke, Miami Counties)		 Channel Catfish,
Rock Bass 8" and over,
Smallmouth Bass		 Month Mercury
State Route 718 (Pleasant Hill) to Turner Shoup Mill Road (Dayton)
(Miami, Montgomery Counties)		 Channel Catfish,
Largemouth Bass 13" and over,
Rock Bass 8" and over,
Smallmouth Bass		 Month Mercury
Turner Shoup Mill Road (Dayton) to mouth (Great Miami River)
(Montgomery County)		 Channel Catfish,
Largemouth Bass 13" and over,
Rock Bass 8" and over,
Smallmouth Bass,
White Crappie		 Month Mercury

Summit Lake

All Waters
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

Do Not Eat

PCBs
Swan Creek Weckerley Road (Whitehouse) to mouth (Lake Erie) (Lucas County) Common Carp Month PCBs
Northern Pike Month Mercury

Symmes Creek

State Route 141, Waterloo to Ohio River
(Gallia, Lawrence Counties)

Freshwater Drum,
Sauger

Month

Mercury

Tiffin River

All Waters
(Defiance, Fulton, Williams Counties)

Northern Pike,
Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury
Toussaint Creek U.S. Route 23 to mouth (Lake Erie)
(Ottawa, Sandusky Counties)		 Common Carp Month PCBs

Tuscarawas River #

Arlington Road (Akron) to State Route 619 (Barberton)
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

2 Months

PCBs
State Route 619 (Barberton) to Butterbridge Road (Crystal Springs)
(Stark, Summit Counties)		 Channel Catfish,
Common Carp		 2 Months PCBs
Smallmouth Bass,
Yellow Bullhead		 Month PCBs
Northern Pike 25" and over Month Mercury
Butterbridge Road (Crystal Springs) to State Route 416 (New Philadelphia)
(Stark, Tuscarawas Counties)		 Channel Catfish,
Common Carp		 2 Months PCBs
Rock Bass 9" and over,
Smallmouth Bass,
Yellow Bullhead		 Month PCBs
Northern Pike 25" and over Month Mercury
State Route 416 (New Philadelphia) to Township Road 204 (Tuscarawas)
(Tuscarawas County)		 Flathead Catfish 26" and over Do Not Eat PCBs
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish under 26"		 2 Months PCBs
Walleye Month Mercury, PCBs
Township Road 204 (Tuscarawas) to State Route 751 (Orange)
(Coshocton, Tuscarawas Counties)		 Flathead Catfish 26" and over Do Not Eat PCBs
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish under 26"		 2 Months PCBs
Freshwater Drum,
Walleye		 Month Mercury, PCBs
State Route 751 (Orange) to mouth (Muskingum River)
(Coshocton County)		 Flathead Catfish 26" and over Do Not Eat PCBs
Channel Catfish,
Common Carp,
Flathead Catfish under 26"		 2 Months PCBs
Freshwater Drum Month Mercury, PCBs
Twin Creek U.S. Route 40 (Lewisburg) to mouth (Great Miami River)
(Montgomery, Preble, Warren Counties)		 Smallmouth Bass 13" and over Month Mercury
Tymochtee Creek State Route 37 (Marseilles) to mouth (Sandusky River)
(Wyandot County)		 Channel Catfish Month Mercury

Vermilion River

All Waters
(Erie, Huron, Lorain, Richland Counties)

Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury
Veteran’s Memorial Reservoir All Waters
(Hancock County)		 White Crappie 2 meals per week Mercury
Common Carp Month Mercury
Wakatomika Creek All Waters
(Coshocton, Knox, Licking, Muskingum Counties)		 Rock Bass,
Smallmouth Bass		 Month Mercury

Walborn Reservoir

All Waters
(Portage, Stark Counties)

Largemouth Bass

Month

Mercury

Walhonding River

All Waters
(Coshcoton County)

Channel Catfish

Month

PCBs
Freshwater Drum Month Mercury

Walnut Creek (Scioto River tributary)

All Waters
(Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway Counties)

Channel Catfish

Month

PCBs
West Branch Black River Parsons Road to mouth (Black River)
(Lorain County)		 White Sucker Month Mercury
West Branch Reservoir (Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir) All Waters
(Portage County)		 Largemouth Bass Month Mercury

West Branch Rocky River

All Waters
(Cuyahoga, Medina Counties)

Rock Bass,
Smallmouth Bass

Month

Mercury
Wheeling Creek State Route 9 (Fairpoint) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Belmont County)		 Smallmouth Bass Month Mercury
Whitewater River

Indiana State Line to mouth (Great Miami River)
(Hamilton County)

 Freshwater Drum,
Sauger		 Month Mercury
White Bass Month PCBs
Wolf Creek Gettysburg Road to mouth (Great Miami River)
(Montgomery County)		 Common Carp Month PCBs
Yellow Creek State Park Mooretown Road (Bravo) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Jefferson County)		 Freshwater Drum Month Mercury

* Chemical that drives the advisory

# The Tuscarawas River had a one meal per month fish advisory due to hexachlorobenzene through 2005. Data collected in 2004 indicate that, although some hexachlorobenzene is still found in fish from the Tuscarawas River, the levels are not a threat to human health if one meal per week or less is consumed.

^ The Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek had a Do Not Eat fish advisory due to mirex through 2006. Data collected from 1998 through 2004 indicate that, although some mirex is still found in fish in the Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek, the levels are no longer high enough to require a no consumption advisory. All fish in Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek should be consumed no more than once a week, as some species still contain mirex.

PAHs = Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls

  

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