Impaired Water - Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek)
Walworth County, Wisconsin
FX05
752100
0.00 - 26.33
26.33
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This segment of Sugar Creek was put on the Impaired Waters List during the 2014 cycle for elevated phosphorus. Evaluations in the two-year cycles from 2018 to 2024 showed slightly elevated phosphorus, good chloride levels, and healthy biological communities.
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
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
Priority
High
Designated Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
303(d) ID
2014-44
Listing Date
4/1/2014
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2014 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceed 2014 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).
Date
1/21/2014

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceed 2016 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).
Date
9/30/2015