Impaired Water - Seeley Creek (Seeley Creek)
Sauk County, Wisconsin
LW22
1275300
0.00 - 13.12
13.12
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This portion of Seeley Creek was evaluated every two years between 2014 and 2020 for phosphorus, bugs, and fish. Phosphorus levels were too high for healthy aquatic communities like plants, bugs, and fish as evidenced by the poor bug community found in 2020. This water is part of the Wisconsin River TMDL restoration plan.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Degraded Biological Community
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
TMDL Approved
Attainable Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
Priority
Not Applicable
Designated Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
303(d) ID
2014-70
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
1/28/2014

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
10/2/2015

Impaired Water Notes
This water is part of the 2019 approved Wisconsin River TMDL addressing Total Phosphorus and Total Suspended Solids.
Date
6/7/2019