Door, Kewaunee
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Stony Creek, 13.6 miles long, has been ditched in some sections. It begins northeast of Maplewood and flows south-southeast into Lake Michigan. The lower five miles are not classified as trout stream, but WDNR fisheries managers have found native brook trout in this reach. With habitat improvements, this reach could support a Class II trout fishery.
Date 2001
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
Impaired Waters
The 2018 assessments of Stony Creek showed impairment by phosphorus; new total phosphorus sample data exceeded the 2018 WisCALM listing criteria for the Fish and Aquatic Life use. Available biological data did not indicate impairment (i.e. no macroinvertebrate or fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scored in the "poor" condition category). Based on the most updated information, this water was proposed for the impaired waters list.
Date 2017
Author Ashley Beranek
Condition
Wisconsin has over 84,000 miles of streams, 15,000 lakes and milllions of acres of wetlands. Assessing the condition of this vast amount of water is challenging. The state's water monitoring program uses a media-based, cross-program approach to analyze water condition. An updated monitoring strategy (2015-2020) is now available. Compliance with Clean Water Act fishable, swimmable standards are located in the Executive Summary of Water Condition in 2018. See also the 'monitoring and projects' tab.
Reports
Recommendations
Citizen-Based Stream Monitoring
Collect chemical, physical, and/or biological water quality data to assess the current overall stream health. The data can inform management decisions and may be used to identify impaired waters for biennial lists.
Navigability Determination
NE SE S25 T26N R25E; Stoney Creek,trib;
Management Goals
Wisconsin's Water Quality Standards provide qualitative and quantitative goals for waters that are protective of Fishable, Swimmable conditions [Learn more]. Waters that do not meet water quality standards are considered impaired and restoration actions are planned and carried out until the water is once again fishable and swimmable
Management goals can include creation or implementation of a Total Maximum Daily Load analysis, a Nine Key Element Plan, or other restoration work, education and outreach and more. If specific recommendations exist for this water, they will be displayed below online.
Monitoring
Monitoring the condition of a river, stream, or lake includes gathering physical, chemical, biological, and habitat data. Comprehensive studies often gather all these parameters in great detail, while lighter assessment events will involve sampling physical, chemical and biological data such as macroinvertebrates. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish communities integrate watershed or catchment condition, providing great insight into overall ecosystem health. Chemical and habitat parameters tell researchers more about human induced problems including contaminated runoff, point source dischargers, or habitat issues that foster or limit the potential of aquatic communities to thrive in a given area. Wisconsin's Water Monitoring Strategy was recenty updated.
Grants and Management Projects
Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10038946 | RECH2 | 10/30/2012 | 10/30/2012 | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10040218 | Renard's Cheese Discharge at CTH S | | | Map | Data |
| 5590725 | Unnamed | 10015920 | Stony Creek - Cth U - Creek Mouth | 11/7/1978 | 10/30/2023 | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10051616 | Stony Creek at CTH S | 9/20/2018 | 10/15/2024 | Map | Data |
| 5590725 | Unnamed | 10015900 | Stony Creek - Cth U - Creek Mouth | 3/22/1994 | 9/1/2015 | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10040217 | Renard's Cheese Discharge at CTH S | | | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10051133 | Stony Creek at Geier Rd | 9/20/2018 | 9/20/2018 | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10041413 | Stony Creek at Carnot Rd | 8/18/2013 | 10/30/2023 | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 10011690 | Stoney Cr. at Rosewood Rd | | | Map | Data |
| 96100 | Stony Creek | 153221 | Stony Creek at Rosewood Rd | 4/14/1994 | 10/27/2022 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Stony Creek is located in the Stony Creek watershed which is 54.00 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily agricultural (45.60%), wetland (26.40%) and a mix of grassland (17.30%) and other uses (10.70%). This watershed has 78.95 stream miles, 7,425.47 lake acres and 8,746.87 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked High for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked for runoff impacts on lakes and High for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of High. This value can be used in ranking the watershed or individual waterbodies for grant funding under state and county programs.This water is ranked High Stream for individual Rivers based on runoff problems and the likelihood of success from project implementation.