Chippewa County, Wisconsin
LC18
2151400
0.00 - 2.14
2.14
Condition has remained stable; water is not impaired.
Notes
Little Hay Creek was identified on the 303d list in 1998 as not supporting an existing use of warm water forage fish. Impairments to the stream were identified as degraded habitat, dissolved oxygen and temperature. Fish surveys completed at three stations in 2005 found multiple year classes of trout including young of the year. Habitat conditions and dissolved oxygen and temperature concentrations must be adequate for the stream to support a Coldwater A fishery with multiple year classes of reproducing brook trout. Little Hay Creek has never been formally classified as a trout stream; however, it should codified as a Coldwater A fishery in the future. Continuous dissolved oxygen monitoring completed in the early 1990s found concentrations below the water quality standard of 5 mg/L. Follow-up monitoring in 2004 and 2005 indicate concentrations remained above 5 mg/L. This water was removed from the impaired waters list in 2008.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
239
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
Current data show attainable use is being fully met. No known changes in the wateshed.
Date
4/1/2008
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Impairments
NA
Current Use
Listing Status
Water Delisted
Attainable Use
Priority
Delisted 2008
Designated Use
303(d) ID
239
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
Current data show attainable use is being fully met. No known changes in the watershed.
Date
4/1/2008
Impaired Water Notes
Little Hay Creek was identified on the 303d list as not supporting an existing use of warm water forage fish. Impairments to the stream were identified as degraded habitat, dissolved oxygen and temperature. Fish surveys completed at three stations in 2005 found multiple year classes of trout including young of the year. Habitat conditions and dissolved oxygen and temperature concentrations must be adequate for the stream to support a Coldwater A fishery with multiple year classes of reproducing brook trout. Little Hay Creek has never been formally classified as a trout stream; however, it should codified as a Coldwater A fishery in the future. Continuous dissolved oxygen monitoring completed in the early 1990s found concentrations below the water quality standard of 5 mg/L. Follow-up monitoring in 2004 and 2005 indicate concentrations remained above 5 mg/L.
Date
9/20/2007