Impaired Water - Bacon Branch (Bacon Branch)
Grant County, Wisconsin
GP02
953200
0.00 - 5.96
5.96
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
The stream shows signs of severe degradation and is not meeting its designated use. Impairment is sedimentation; habitat is impacted. New water quality data reviewed in the 2024 cycle indicated no additional pollutants.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Sediment/Total Suspended Solids
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Degraded Habitat
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Coldwater - stocked, reproduction
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Coldwater - stocked, reproduction
303(d) ID
801
Listing Date
4/1/2006
Impaired Water Notes
Stream shows signs of severe degradation compared to past data and is not meeting potential use. Sediment and nutrients affecting habitat. Fisheries survey in June, 2005 showed an absence of species compared to surveys conducted in the 1970’s and 1990’s. General observation showed poor habitat quality due do heavy pasturing and hydrologic modification.
Date
10/13/2010