Legler School & Pioneer Valley Targeted Watershed Assessment

Purpose

This project was conducted to evaluate P and NOx concentrations, fisheries and habitat quality on Legler School and Pioneer Valley Creeks. Both creeks and their respective watersheds were part of a large-scale TRM project and EPA hypoxia grant that funded implementation of practices designed to reduce sediment and nutrient loading to these systems. Project implementation occurred from 2012 - 2014. This monitoring study evaluated the effectiveness of practices on both of these streams which are on the 303(d) list because of habitat degradation caused by sedimentation. HUC12 070900040402. Read the Legler School & Pioneer Valley Targeted Watershed Assessment, Green County

Objective

This project evaluated the effectiveness of practices on both of these streams which are on the 303(d) list because of habitat degradation caused by sedimentation. It mirrored the project conducted in 2012 to gather baseline data prior to implementation of practices.

Outcome

An evaluation of the data to determine pre and post implementation of practices. The relative health of the fishery, stream habitat, and water chemistry will be compared. Data will be collected during calendar year 2017. It will be entered into the FM database and SWIMS. Reports will be entered into SWIMS and WATERS. The data will be used to determine if either of these streams can be taken off the 303(d) list. Read the Legler School & Pioneer Valley Targeted Watershed Assessment, Green County

Study Design

This effectiveness project mirrored the project conducted in 2012 to gather baseline data prior to implementation of practices. Fisheries and quantitative habitat assessments will be conducted at 6 sites (3 per stream). Water chemistry (TP and NOx) will be sampled once per month during the growing season. Data will be compared with pre-implementation data.

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Targeted Watershed Approach
Effectiveness (BMP, Other)
South_TWA_6_2017
2017
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Reports and Documents
Legler Pioneer
Legler School looking dwnstream from STH 69 photo 1
Legler School Four Oaks 2017e Photo 3
Legler School Four Oaks 2017a Photo 1
Legler School looking upstream from STH 69 (trail)
Legler School Four Oaks Photo 4
Legler School_Non-project area5_10-7-14
Legler School Four Oaks 2017b Photo 2
Assessments and recommendations for the Watershed. Legler School Branch and Pioneer Valley Branch monitoring report
Macroinvertebrate Data For the final report on the status of Legler School Branch and Pioneer Valley Creek in Green County Wisconsin. This is a post-rehabilitation, watershed project assessment.
Legler School and Pioneer Valley TWA 2017-2018
Legler School and Pioneer Valley TWA 2017-2018
Legler School and Pioneer Valley TWA 2017-2018
Amrhein may be author (?)
This report summarizes the water chemistry sampling conducted during the 2012 growing season at the pour points of Pioneer Valley Creek (WBIC = 883100) and Legler School Branch (WBIC = 882900) prior to implementation of BMPs in their respective watersheds.
2004 Baseline Survey of Legler School Branch
 
Activities & Recommendations
Monitor or Propose 303(d) Listing
Legler School and Pioneer Valley Creeks
Runoff Grant - Targeted Runoff Rural
Legler School and Pioneer Valley Creeks. Both of these creeks and their respective watersheds were part of a large-scale TRM project
Best Management Practices, Implement
Legler School and Pioneer Valley Creeks. Both of these creeks and their respective watersheds were part of a large-scale TRM project and EPA hypoxia grant that funded implementation of practices designed to reduce sediment and nutrient loading to these systems
Monitor Targeted Watershed Area (TWA)
This project will evaluate the effectiveness of practices on both of these streams which are on the 303(d) list because of habitat degradation caused by sedimentation. HUC12 070900040402.
 
Watershed
 
Waters