Impaired Water - Hoods Creek (Hoods Creek)
Racine County, Wisconsin
SE03
3100
0.00 - 9.70
9.70
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This segment of Hoods Creek was evaluated for chloride in 2016 and 2018 and levels were good. Biology was assessed in 2018 and both bug and fish communities were found to be in poor health. This water is covered by a restoration plan: Root River Watershed Restoration Plan (expires 2024).
Listing Details
Pollutant
Unknown Pollutant
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Degraded Biological Community
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
Priority
Low
Designated Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
303(d) ID
2018-206
Listing Date
4/1/2018
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new macroinvertebrate and fish sample data exceeded 2018 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use (i.e. at least one macroinvertebrate and fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) average scored in the poor condition category). New chloride data clearly met 2018 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use.
Date
7/31/2017

Impaired Water Notes
This stream is covered by the following restoration plan and was classified as Category 5W as a result: Root River Watershed Restoration Plan (expires 2024).
Date
8/1/2019