Impaired Water - Wendt Creek (Wendt Creek)
Dane County, Wisconsin
LW17
1248900
3.63 - 8.27
4.64
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This stream is currently on the 303d list for habitat with sediment being the pollutant. Wendt Creek was part of the original Black Earth Creek Priority Watershed (1986-98), it has 6.0 miles listed as impaired. That area has had a significant amount of resources allocated towards sediment reduction. Data will be compared against pre-BMP work. Stream will be evaluated to determine if stream has the potential to be listed as trout water.

This water is on the Restoration Waters list because it is covered by the Dane-Iowa Adaptive Management Plan.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Sediment/Total Suspended Solids
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Degraded Habitat
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
TMDL Alternative Approved
Attainable Use
Salmonid Populations Stocked
Priority
Not Applicable
Designated Use
Salmonid Populations Stocked
303(d) ID
510
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
Wendt Creek was identified as one of five TMDL’s selected by South Central Region. This stream is currently on the 303d list for habitat with sediment being the pollutant. Wendt Creek was part of the original Black Earth Creek Priority Watershed (1986-98), it has 6.0 miles listed as impaired. That area has had a significant amount of resources allocated towards sediment reduction. Data will be compared against pre-BMP work. Stream will be evaluated to determine if stream has the potential to be listed as trout water.
Date
1/1/2007

Impaired Water Notes
This water is on the Restoration Waters list, Category 4B, because it is covered by the Dane-Iowa Adaptive Management Plan, an alternative to a TMDL.
Date
8/23/2019