Crawford County, Wisconsin
LW02
1184300
1.97 - 5.16
3.19
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This segment of Halls Branch was identified as impaired for Degraded Habitat due to Sediment in the 1998 assessment cycle.
This segment of Halls Branch was evaluated in the 2020, 2022, and 2024 cycles; phosphorus, bug, and fish data indicated a healthy system. 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
180
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
Fishery Survey 1967 - Documented a brown trout fishery that justified the classifications of Cold II on the upper 3.0 miles and Cold III on the lower 2.0 miles.
Fishery Survey 1998 - Documented very few brown trout throughout the entire stream. This survey indicated that the upper 3.0 miles of Halls Branch Creek was not meeting its codified use of Cold II.
Fishery Survey 2007 - Documented very few brown and brook trout throughout entire stream. Browns last stocked in 2001. Survey found 18. In May 2007, a total of 600 Brook trout were stocked and 14 were found one month later.
Date
6/9/2008