7.55 Miles
0 - 7.55
Cool-Cold Headwater, Coldwater
2022
Good
Monroe
Yes
No
No
Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Cannon Valley Creek, also known as Creek 24-7, is located in southwestern Monroe County. It flows in a northeasterly direction for approximately six miles before reaching the Little La Crosse River south of Leon. It has a gradient of 56 feet per mile and drains steep forested hillsides and valley croplands. Cannon Valley Creek is a Class III trout stream for 2.5 miles from the mouth upstream to the CTH X crossing in T16N R4W Section 35.
The most recent survey, completed in 1974, documented cool, clear water with a stream bottom comprised of nearly equal amounts of rubble, sand and silt, as well as small amounts of gravel and detritus. Undercut banks made up the majority of in-stream fish cover. Logs, trees and aquatic vegetation were all scarce. Both brown and rainbow trout were found as well as a number of forage fish species. Cannon Valley Creek would benefit from the control of streambank erosion due to unlimited livestock grazing. A fish and habitat survey should be conducted to update the information available for Cannon Valley Creek. There are no DNR stocking records for Cannon Valley Creek. Several road crossings and a DNR owned easement allow access to the stream.
Date 2002
Author Aquatic Biologist
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
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
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Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10020706 | Creek 24-7 St. 2 Farm Rd. Crossing | | | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10020707 | Creek 24-7 St. 4 Bridge By Cannon Valley School | | | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10047583 | Creek 24-7 (Cannon Valley 1656400) at 23104 CTH X | 1/1/2015 | 8/29/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10047664 | Unnamed (Cannon Valley;24-7)-3 Cattle Crossing Near 26720 CTH X | 1/1/2015 | 1/1/2015 | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10020709 | Creek 24-7 St. 5 Driveway Crossing In Sw1/4 Of S10 | | | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10020708 | Creek 24-7 St. 5 Farm Bridge In Ne1/4 S10 | | | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10020705 | Creek 24-7 St. 1 Hwy 27 Crossing | | | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10013092 | Creek 24-7 (Cannon Valley) St. 1-05 Bridge On County X | | | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10030002 | Unnamed Creek (1656400) downstream of CTH X | 10/28/2009 | 8/29/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1656400 | Unnamed | 10013093 | Creek 24-7 (Cannon Valley) St. 2-05 (atManna Ave And Cth X) | 1/1/2015 | 8/29/2022 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Unnamed is located in the Little La Crosse River watershed which is 240.79 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (48%), agricultural (25.70%) and a mix of grassland (15.60%) and other uses (10.80%). This watershed has 445.88 stream miles, 114.59 lake acres and 5,439.88 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked High for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked for runoff impacts on lakes and Low for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Low. 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.
Cannon Valley Creek (T16n R4w S24) (24-7) is considered a Cool-Cold Headwater, Coldwater under the state's Natural Community Determinations.
Natural communities (stream and lake natural communities) represent model results and DNR staff valiation processes that confirm or update predicted conditions based on flow and temperature modeling from historic and current landscape features and related variables. Predicated flow and temperatures for waters are associated predicated fish assemblages (communities). Biologists evaluate the model results against current survey data to determine if the modeled results are corect and whether biological indicators show water quaity degradation. This analysis is a core component of the state's resource management framework. Wisconsin's Riverine Natural Communities.
Cool (Cold-Transition) Headwaters are small, usually perennial streams with cold to cool summer temperatures. Coldwater fishes are common to uncommon (<10 per 100 m), transitional fishes are abundant to common, and warm water fishes are uncommon to absent. Headwater species are abundant to common, mainstem species are common to absent, and river species are absent.