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Division of Surface Water Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory - Do Not Eat



2011 Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory -
Do Not Eat

Do Not Eat Fish From These Waters

These fish have high levels of contaminants, and should not be eaten.

Body of Water
Area Under Advisory
Species
Contaminant
Ashtabula River U.S. Route 20 (Prospect Road) to mouth (Lake Erie)
(Ashtabula County)		 All Species PCBs

Dicks Creek

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

All Species

PCBs

Great Miami River

Lowhead Dam at Monument Avenue (Dayton) to mouth (Ohio River)
(Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery, Warren Counties)

All Suckers

PCBs

Lake Nesmith

All Waters
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

PCBs

Little Scioto River

State Route 739, near Marion to Holland Road, near Marion
(Marion County)

All Species

PAHs

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

PCBs
Ohio River Pennsylvania Border (East Liverpool) to Belleville Lock
(Athens, Belmont, Columbiana, Jefferson, Meigs, Monroe, Washington Counties)		 Channel Catfish 18" and over PCBs

Ottawa River (Toledo)

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

All Species

PCBs

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

All Waters
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

PCBs

Summit Lake

All Waters
(Summit County)

Channel Catfish,
Common Carp

PCBs
Tuscarawas River State Route 416 (New Philadelphia) to mouth (Muskingum River)
(Coshocton, Tuswcarawas Counties)		 Flathead Catfish 26" and over PCBs

PAHs = Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls

 
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, OH 43216-1049
Street Address: 50 West Town Street, Suite 700 Columbus, OH 43215
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