Jackson County, Wisconsin
BT05
1802900
0.00 - 4.00
4.00
Condition has improved over time; water is not impaired.
Notes
French Creek is on the 1980 trout streams list (Class III) and 2002 trout streams list (Class I).Pollutant
Sediment/Total Suspended Solids
Listed For
Impairments
NA
Current Use
Listing Status
Water Delisted
Attainable Use
Priority
Delisted 2008
Designated Use
303(d) ID
159
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
Correction. French Creek in Jackson County is identified on the 303d list as having an existing use of warm water forage fish, a potential use of Cold III and a codified use of warm water sport fish. Identified impairments to the stream included degraded habitat and temperature. According to the 1980 Blue Trout Stream Book, French Creek is codified as a Class II and Class III trout stream.
In the 2002 trout stream book, the classification of French Creek was changed to Class I for the entire length indicating a better fishery exists in the stream than what was codified in 1980. Fishery data collected in 2002 indicate multiple year classes of trout including young of the year were found in French Creek which supports the Class I attainable use. Habitat conditions and water temperatures must be adequate to support a cold water fishery with reproducing brook trout. This stream should not have been placed on the 303d list.
Date
4/1/2008