Impaired Water - Running Valley Creek (Running Valley Creek)
Dunn County, Wisconsin
LC07
2082700
0.00 - 4.61
4.61
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This segment of Running Valley Creek was evaluated in the 2012 cycle and phosphorus was found to be too high. This was confirmed in the 2018 cycle. Evaluation of bugs, fish, and temperature during the 2020 and 2022 cycles showed good conditions.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
High Phosphorus Levels
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Coldwater - aquatic life, spawning
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Coldwater - aquatic life, spawning
303(d) ID
2012-964
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
2/28/2013

Impaired Water Notes
This stream is covered by the following restoration plan and was classified as Category 5W as a result: A Water Quality Strategy for the Land and Waters of the Red Cedar River Basin (expires 2026).
Date
7/25/2019

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data exceed 2018 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
7/3/2017