Impaired Water - Plum Creek (Plum Creek)
Dodge County, Wisconsin
UR12
868400
0.00 - 13.79
13.79
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
Plum Creek was evaluated every two-year cycle from 2016 to 2022; phosphorus levels were too high for healthy aquatic communities, reflected in fish surveys. Plum Creek is on the Impaired Waters List.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Degraded Biological Community
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
WWFF - Warmwater Forage Fishery
Priority
Medium
Designated Use
WWFF - Warmwater Forage Fishery
303(d) ID
2016-094
Listing Date
4/1/2016
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2016 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use and biological impairment was observed (i.e. at least one macroinvertebrate or fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scored in the poor condition category).
Date
8/26/2015

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2018 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use, however, no new biological data (i.e. fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) already scored in previous water evaluation cycles) were available to assess further biological impairment.
Date
4/18/2017

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2020 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2020 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use and biological impairment was observed (i.e. at least one fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scored in the poor condition category).
Date
6/17/2019

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2022 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Fish and Aquatic Life use. Based on the most updated information, no change in existing impaired waters listing is needed.
Date
5/21/2021