Impaired Water - Neshota River (Neshota River)
Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
TK01
88200
0.00 - 3.00
3.00
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
This segment of the Neshota River was evaluated for every two-year cycle from 2020 to 2022; phosphorus levels were too high for healthy aquatic communities like plants, bugs, and fish, though single samples of bugs and fish showed no impairment yet. This water was put on the Impaired Waters List for phosphorus in 2020.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
High Phosphorus Levels
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
TMDL Approved
Attainable Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
Priority
Not Applicable
Designated Use
WWSF - Warmwater Sport Fishery
303(d) ID
2020-009
Listing Date
4/1/2020
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2020 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2020 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use, however, available biological data do not indicate impairment (i.e. no macroinvertebrate or fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scored in the "poor" condition category).
Date
7/11/2019

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; new total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2022 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use.
Date
5/24/2021