TMDL/303d Projects
Implement TMDL
Gills Coulee Creek TMDL
2006
Active
Maps and graphs included
Gills Coulee Creek Photo 2010 Runoff Management Grant Photo
Gills Coulee Creek Photo 2010 Runoff Management Grant Photo (After)
Updated 2008.
Final TMDL Report
Data Documentation Gills Coulee Creek Impaired Water Listed Documentation, La Crosse County
TMDL (USEPA) Approved
Gills Coulee is a five mile stream in central La Crosse County that flows
southeast before reaching the La Crosse River near West Salem, Wisconsin. It has a moderate gradient of 44.4 feet per mile and drains an area of approximately 5.9 square miles. Gills Coulee is codified as a Class III coldwater. The TMDL is in implementation.
trout stream from its mouth upstream for one mile, and as a Class II coldwater
trout stream for the remaining length (Table A-2). The
existing use for Gills Coulee is currently listed as warm
water forage fishery (Table A-1).
Protect Riparian or Shorelands
Streambank & shoreline protection for Gills Coulee Creek which is a tributary to the La Crosse River, located in La Crosse County in west central Wisconsin.
Control Streambank Erosion
Grade stabilization project. Due to excessive sedimentation, Gills Coulee Creek is currently not meeting applicable narrative water quality criterion as defined in NR 102.04 (1). Excessive sedimentation is considered an objectionable deposit.
In addition, Gills Coulee is currently listed as a warm water forage fishery and is not supporting its codified use as a coldwater fish community.
TMDL Implementation
Gills Coulee is a five mile stream in central La Crosse County that flows southeast before reaching the La Crosse River near West Salem, Wisconsin. It has a moderate gradient of 44.4 feet per mile and drains an area of approximately 5.9 square miles. Gills Coulee is codified as a Class III coldwater. The TMDL is in implementation. trout stream from its mouth upstream for one mile, and as a Class II coldwater trout stream for the remaining length (Table A-2). The existing use for Gills Coulee is currently listed as warm water forage fishery.
Implementation Plan is needed.
TMDL Development
TMDL Development for Gills Coulee Creek (1652300) in La Crosse County, WI. Gills Coulee is a five mile stream in central La Crosse County that flows
southeast before reaching the La Crosse River near West Salem, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) placed Gills Coulee Creek on the state�s 303(d) impaired waters list due to degraded in-stream habitat from excessive sedimentation.
TMDL Implementation
Gills Coulee Creek is a tributary to the La Crosse River, located in La Crosse County in west central Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) placed Gills Coulee Creek on the state's 303(d) impaired waters list due to degraded in-stream habitat from excessive sedimentation. The Clean Water Act and USEPA regulations require each state develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters on the Section 303(d) impaired waters list. The purpose of the TMDL is to identify load allocations and management actions that will help restore the biological integrity of the stream.