Price County, Wisconsin
UC09
2245100
503.46
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
Musser Flowage was put on the 303(d) Impaired Waters List for mercury contaminated fish tissue in 1998. This flowage was evaluated every two-year cycle from 2012 to 2024; phosphorus levels were too high, resulting in an additional listing. Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Recreation
Impairments
Impairment Unknown
Current Use
Restricted Recreation
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Recreation
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Recreation
303(d) ID
2012-3020
Listing Date
4/1/2012
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceed 2018 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use, however chlorophyll data do not exceed REC or FAL thresholds.
Date
7/11/2017
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2014 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceed 2014 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use, however, chlorophyll data do not exceed REC thresholds. Total phosphorus and chlorophyll data do not exceed Fish and Aquatic Life thresholds.
Date
3/24/2014
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2012 listing cycle, and total phosphorus sample data exceed 2012 WisCALM listing thresholds for the recreation use; however, chlorophyll a levels are below recreation use listing thresholds. Fish and aquatic life thresholds for total phosphorus and chlorophyll were not exceeded.
Date
4/1/2012
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceeded 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation, however, chlorophyll data do not exceed REC thresholds. Total phosphorus and chlorophyll data clearly met thresholds for Fish and Aquatic Life use.
Date
10/16/2015
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2020 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data clearly exceeded 2020 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use, however chlorophyll data did not exceed REC or FAL thresholds. Based on the most updated information, no change in existing impaired waters listing is needed.
Date
6/14/2019
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data clearly exceeded 2022 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use, however chlorophyll data did not exceed REC or FAL thresholds.
Date
5/25/2021
Pollutant
Mercury
Listed For
Fish Consumption
Impairments
Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue
Current Use
Specific Restricted Fish Consumption
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
General Fish Consumption Advice
Priority
Low
Designated Use
General Fish Consumption Advice
303(d) ID
304
Listing Date
4/1/1998