Eau Claire River Nine Key Element Watershed Plan [HUC8]
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Purpose

Healthy Soil and Healthy Waters: a community Strategy for the Eau Claire River Watershed is a nine key element plan that was approved by DNR and USEPA in 2017. This plan will expire in 2027. The Eau Claire River watershed encompasses five different counties, three lake districts, and one lake association. Agriculture, forestry, and low-density residential development are the dominant land uses within the watershed, including large areas of public-owned forest lands. This area includes a former Priority Watershed Plan catchment.

Objective

This plan is a protection and restoration document to address issues in the watershed. The Watershed includes numerous trout streams and surface waters that have received special designations due to their good water quality and wildlife habitat.

However, the Watershed also has a number of causes and sources of pollutant loading, with phosphorus and sedimentation among the most prevalent concerns. Four lakes (Rock Dam, Mead, Coon Fork, Eau Claire) and parts of one river (South Fork-Eau Claire) and nine creeks (Sevenmile, Thompson Valley, Bears Grass, Bridge, Diamond Valley, Hay (north), Hay (south), Otter, Fall) have been listed or proposed as impaired 303(d) surface waters; 303(d) waters are too polluted or degraded to meet minimum water quality standards.

Outcome

Four lakes (Rock Dam, Mead, Coon Fork, Eau Claire) and parts of one river (South Fork-Eau Claire) and nine creeks (Sevenmile, Thompson Valley, Bears Grass, Bridge, Diamond Valley, Hay (north), Hay (south), Otter, Fall) have been listed or proposed as impaired 303(d) surface waters; 303(d) waters are too polluted or degraded to meet minimum water quality standards.

Study Design

The outcome of this plan is explained in detail in the actual document, however by the approval of this document, entities who successfully apply for grants and activities to reduce runoff and nonpoint source issues may receive cost share funding.

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Water Quality Planning
Nine Key Element Plan
NKE94
2017
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Reports and Documents
Healthy Soils and Healthy Waters: A Community Strategy for the Eau Claire River Watershed
Healthy Soil and Healthy Waters: a community Strategy for the Eau Claire River Watershed - Nine Key Element Plan for Eau Claire HUC 8 area.
Eau Claire River Dells
Dells of Eau Claire River, Marathon County. This photo was taken on October 26, 2010 in Hogarty, Wisconsin, US.
 
Activities & Recommendations
Protect Riparian or Shorelands
This plan is a protection and restoration document to address issues in the watershed. The Watershed includes numerous trout streams and surface waters that have received special designations due to their good water quality and wildlife habitat.
Nine Key Element Plan
Healthy Soil and Healthy Waters: a community Strategy for the Eau Claire River Watershed is a nine key element plan that was approved by DNR and USEPA in 2017. This plan will expire in 2027. Eau Claire River Nine Key Element Watershed Plan [HUC8) Four lakes (Rock Dam, Mead, Coon Fork, Eau Claire) and parts of one river (South Fork-Eau Claire) and nine creeks (Sevenmile, Thompson Valley, Bears Grass, Bridge, Diamond Valley, Hay (north), Hay (south), Otter, Fall) have been listed or proposed as impaired 303(d) surface waters; 303(d) waters are too polluted or degraded to meet minimum water quality standards.
 
Watershed
Lower Eau Claire River
 
Waters
Eau Claire River
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