Calumet
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Mud Creek, in the Lake Winnebago and Lake Winnebago - East Watersheds, is a 5.32 mile river that falls in Calumet County. This river is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently considered impaired.
Date 2022
Author Ashley Beranek
Impaired Waters
Mud Creek was put on the impaired waters list for elevated phosphorus in the 2016 cycle. In the 2022 cycle this listing was added to the
Date 2022
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
Navigability Determination
Gov Lot 195,196 T18N R19E; ;
Navigability Determination
19N 19E Lot264; Mud Creek and 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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| 131600 | Mud Creek | 083122 | Mud Creek - Winnebago E Priority Wt | | | Map | Data |
| 131600 | Mud Creek | 10037974 | Mud Creek US Hickory Hills Rd | 7/31/2012 | 1/1/2015 | Map | Data |
| 131600 | Mud Creek | 10042894 | Mud Creek at Lakeshore Dr | 9/13/2014 | 8/18/2018 | Map | Data |
| 131600 | Mud Creek | 083121 | Mud Creek - Mud Creek Rd | 5/4/1979 | 10/12/2024 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Mud Creek is located in the Lake Winnebago - East watershed which is 99.40 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily agricultural (51.20%), grassland (19.40%) and a mix of suburban (11.60%) and other uses (17.80%). This watershed has 177.39 stream miles, 252.07 lake acres and 1,539.57 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked High for runoff impacts on streams, Not Available 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.However, all waters are affected by diffuse pollutant sources regardless of initial water quality. Applications for specific runoff projects under state or county grant programs may be pursued. For more information, go to surface water program grants.