Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
BT02
1777100
2.87 - 3.60
0.73
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This segment of Turton Creek was evaluated for phosphorus and biology every two years between 2012 and 2016. Phosphorus levels were found to be too high. Biology, assessed again in the 2020, 2022, and 2024 cycles, found fish communities in good health.Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
High Phosphorus Levels
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Default - Fish and Aquatic Life
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Default - Fish and Aquatic Life
303(d) ID
2012-954
Listing Date
4/1/2012
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2012 listing cycle, and total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed listing criteria (i.e. two times the applicable criterion) for the fish and aquatic life use.
Date
2/27/2013
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2014 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2014 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Fish and Aquatic Life use, however, no biological data (i.e. no macroinvertebrate or fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scores) were available to assess biological impairment).
Date
2/26/2014
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceeded 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds 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
9/23/2015