Buffalo County, Wisconsin
BT06
1808400
9.09 - 17.56
8.47
Condition has remained stable; water is not impaired.
Notes
This segment of Eagle Creek was identified as impaired by sediment and degraded habitat from 1998 to 2012. Best Management Practice implementation in the watershed resulted in drastic reduction in sediment and the stream was taken off the Impaired Waters List. This segment of Eagle Creek was evaluated every two-year cycle from 2018 to 2022; fish and bug data indicated a healthy system. This stream segment is on the Healthy Waters List.Pollutant
Sediment/Total Suspended Solids
Listed For
Impairments
NA
Current Use
Listing Status
Water Delisted
Attainable Use
Priority
Delisted 2012
Designated Use
303(d) ID
4213-121
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
This stream is proposed for delisting from the impaired waters list. The stream is currently in Category 4a (water is impaired, and has an EPA-approved TMDL), and DNR proposes to place in Category 2 (available information indicates that one or more designated uses are met) because new data indicate that the water is now attaining water quality standards. TSS concentrations measured after implementation of management practices were found to be significantly less than pre-implementation concentrations (see attached USGS report, unpublished draft). In addition, statistically significant improvements in stream habitat condition were observed after installation of riparian management practices (Wang, Lyons and Kanehl, 2002).
Date
7/6/2011
Impaired Water Notes
Current reports available online (Graczyk 2010) are in draft form and do not contain all the data and illustrations that were used to propose delisting of this water segment.
Date
2/27/2012