Watershed Impaired Waters

Impaired Waters in Watershed (LC02)

Official Name (Click for Details)	Local Name (Click for Map)	Start Mile	End Mile	WBIC	Water Type	County	Pollutant	Impairment	303 Status	Priority
Porcupine Creek	Porcupine Creek	8.36	10.11	2051500	River	Pepin, Pierce	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Little Plum Creek	Little Plum Creek	0.00	4.67	2051000	River	Pepin	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Plum Creek	Plum Creek	7.23	13.25	2051300	River	Pepin, Pierce	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Porcupine Creek	Porcupine Creek	0.00	8.36	2051500	River	Pepin	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Eau Galle River	Eau Galle River	0.00	8.83	2055000	River	Dunn, Pepin	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Unnamed	Stream 28-10	0.00	8.09	2050200	River	Pepin	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Plum Creek	Plum Creek	0.00	7.23	2051300	River	Pepin	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 1) Rush-Vermillion - St. Croix R to Chippewa R(Pools 3- lower Pool 4, Lake Pepin)	763.40	811.50	721000	River	Pepin, Pierce	Sediment/Total Suspended Solids	Degraded Aquatic Vegetation	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 1) Rush-Vermillion - St. Croix R to Chippewa R(Pools 3- lower Pool 4, Lake Pepin)	763.40	811.50	721000	River	Pepin, Pierce	PFOS	PFOS Contaminated Fish Tissue	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 1) Rush-Vermillion - St. Croix R to Chippewa R(Pools 3- lower Pool 4, Lake Pepin)	763.40	811.50	721000	River	Pepin, Pierce	Mercury	Acute Aquatic Toxicity, Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue, Impairment Unknown, Elevated Human Health Risks - Toxics	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 1) Rush-Vermillion - St. Croix R to Chippewa R(Pools 3- lower Pool 4, Lake Pepin)	763.40	811.50	721000	River	Pepin, Pierce	PCBs	PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue, Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 1) Rush-Vermillion - St. Croix R to Chippewa R(Pools 3- lower Pool 4, Lake Pepin)	763.40	811.50	721000	River	Pepin, Pierce	Total Phosphorus	Degraded Biological Community, Excess Algal Growth	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 2) Buffalo-Whitewater - Chippewa River to LD 6 (lower Pool 4 to Pool 6)	714.20	763.40	721000	River	Buffalo, La Crosse, Pepin, Trempealeau	Mercury	Acute Aquatic Toxicity, Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue, Impairment Unknown, Elevated Human Health Risks - Toxics	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 2) Buffalo-Whitewater - Chippewa River to LD 6 (lower Pool 4 to Pool 6)	714.20	763.40	721000	River	Buffalo, La Crosse, Pepin, Trempealeau	PCBs	PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue, Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 2) Buffalo-Whitewater - Chippewa River to LD 6 (lower Pool 4 to Pool 6)	714.20	763.40	721000	River	Buffalo, La Crosse, Pepin, Trempealeau	Total Phosphorus	Impairment Unknown	303d Listed	Low
Mississippi River	Mississippi (Reach 2) Buffalo-Whitewater - Chippewa River to LD 6 (lower Pool 4 to Pool 6)	714.20	763.40	721000	River	Buffalo, La Crosse, Pepin, Trempealeau	PFOS	PFOS Contaminated Fish Tissue	303d Listed	Low
Chippewa River	Chippewa River	0.00	20.73	2050000	River	Buffalo, Pepin	Mercury	NA	Pollutant Removed	Delisted 2008
Chippewa River	Chippewa River	0.00	20.73	2050000	River	Buffalo, Pepin	PCBs	PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue	303d Listed	Low
Silver Birch Lake	Silver Birch Lake			2054600	Lake	Pepin	Total Phosphorus	Excess Algal Growth, Elevated pH , Eutrophication	303d Listed	Low
Nugget Lake	Nugget Lake			2053400	Reservoir	Pierce	Mercury	NA	Water Delisted	Delisted 2020