Impaired Water - Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek)
Door County, Wisconsin
TK07
100500
0.00 - 9.00
9.00
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
Sugar Creek was evaluated every two-year cycle from 2014 to 2024; phosphorus levels were too high. This stream was added to the Impaired Waters List in 2014.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Impairment Unknown
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
TMDL Development
Attainable Use
WWFF - Warmwater Forage Fishery
Priority
High
Designated Use
WWFF - Warmwater Forage Fishery
303(d) ID
2014-26
Listing Date
4/1/2014
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2020 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data exceed 2020 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use, however, available biological data do not indicate impairment (i.e. no macroinvertebrate or fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scored in the "poor" condition category). Based on the most updated information, no change in existing impaired waters listing is needed.
Date
6/17/2019

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data exceed 2022 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use.
Date
5/24/2021