Walworth County, Wisconsin
FX05
755100
0.00 - 1.82
1.82
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
TMDL has been approved 2003.
Perennial Stream B (TM2) is located in the Upper Honey subwatershed and flows
for 1.9 miles with a contributing drainage area of 2.1 square miles. It is listed as
impaired for its entire length for habitat degradation. According to a 1995 biological
survey, the existing use of the stream is Warm Water Forage Fish community stream.
It is officially classified as a Limited Forage Fishery community stream, and codified
as a Limited Forage Fishery.Pollutant
Sediment/Total Suspended Solids
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Elevated Water Temperature, Turbidity
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
TMDL Approved
Attainable Use
WWFF - Warmwater Forage Fishery
Priority
Not Applicable
Designated Use
WWFF - Warmwater Forage Fishery
303(d) ID
341
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
Perennial Stream B (TM2) is located in the Upper Honey subwatershed and flows for 1.9 miles with a contributing drainage area of 2.1 square miles. It is listed as impaired for its entire length for habitat degradation. According to a 1995 biological survey, the existing use of the stream is Warm Water Forage Fish community stream. It is officially classified as a Limited Forage Fishery community stream, and codified as a Limited Forage Fishery. Fish habitat is rated as “poor” throughout the stream, indicating deposition of sediment throughout the stream.
Conditions affecting the water quality and aquatic habitat of this stream include erosion, historic channelization, drain tiles, bank debrushing, loss of fish and macroinvertebrate habitat, sedimentation, and nutrient enrichment. The cause of these problems is agricultural uses, including cropland runoff, drain tiles, and channelization. Sediment quantities deposited at the mouth of TM2 indicate that is a moderate contributor of sediment and nutrients to Honey Creek.
Recommendations in the watershed plan are to reduce suspended solids, establish buffers, discourage future dredging and wetland drainage activities, provide shading to the streams, and discourage future bank debrushing. Its potential use is a Warm Water Forage Fishery. It is unlikely to meet the codified use of Warm Water Sport Fishery because of the impairments listed above.
Date
12/30/2002
Impaired Water Notes
Perennial Stream B (TM2) (755100, miles 0-2.32) is part of the Sugar-Honey Creeks Watershed and sediment TMDLs were approved by the USEPA March 13, 2003.
Date
3/13/2003