Project Detail

Mill & Furnace Creeks Listing

Purpose

What: Conduct fisheries IBI to determine contemporary status of fisheries assemblage and assess possible impacts to water quality. When: Summer 2006 Where: Two segments of each stream Who: Jim Amrhein

Objective

Baseline sampling in 2005 yielded questions about water and habitat quality of these two streams. A 123 meter section of Furnace Branch yielded only16 fish. A 100 meter section of Mill Branch yielded only 1 fish. Since no other information was gathered, follow up sampling needs to be conducted to determine if this data is indicative of a water quality concern which may lead to these sites being placed on the 303(d) list. Fisheries IBI and habitat index will be measured at two sites on each stream. Data will be summarized to determine if the site should be placed on the impaired waters list or if Tier III monitoring is warranted.

Outcome

Fish IBI and habitat data will be stored in the FH database.

Project Type

TMDL/303d Projects

Project Sub Type

Identify Impaired Waters

Project ID

Mill_Furnace_Creeks

Year Started

2006

Status

Complete

Reports and Documents

FURNACE & MILL CREEKS FY07 MONITORING PROPOSAL

Activities & Recommendations

Monitor Targeted Area

Follow up sampling needs to be conducted to determine if this data is indicative of a water quality concern which may lead to these sites being placed on the 303(d) list. Fisheries IBI and habitat index will be measured at two sites on each stream.

Watershed

Mill and Blue Mounds Creek

Lake Wisconsin

Otter and Morrey Creeks

Duck and Plainville Creeks

Lower Baraboo River

Crossman Creek and Little Baraboo River

Honey Creek

Narrows Creek and Baraboo River

Seymour Creek and Upper Baraboo River

Purpose

Objective

Outcome

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