Marinette
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
A stretch of Peterman Brook is currently listed as a class II trout stream from the middle of section 32 to the west side of section 32 T32NR21, which is about 1.1 stream miles of the total. The remainder of the stream is non-trout water, and the stream flows into the Peshtigo River. A fish survey report in 1994 described poor land practices and livestock pasturing along with beaver problems as the causes for sedimentation and deteriorated the stream ecosystem in Peterman Brook. The trout stream section contained brook trout, but its habitat was being threatened. The Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) calculated from the fish survey was 70 in 1994 and the Integrity Rating was good in the section of the stream classified as trout water.
Date 2011
Author Gregory Sevener
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
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
Conduct temperature monitoring and fish surveys in mid to upper reaches of Peterman Brook to verify natural community and trout stream classification.
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
Conduct temperature monitoring and fish surveys in mid to upper reaches of Peterman Brook to verify natural community and trout stream classification
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
Conduct temperature monitoring and fish surveys in mid to upper reaches of Peterman Brook to verify natural community and trout stream classification
Monitor Targeted Area
Monitor fish, macro invertebrate and water quality in Peterman Brook to determine if the stream is meeting the classified biological use.
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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525400 | Peterman Brook | 10043983 | Peterman Brook 215 Meters DS Riverview Road | 1/1/2015 | 9/9/2015 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Peterman Brook is located in the Middle Inlet and Lake Noquebay watershed which is 155.58 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (45%), wetland (34.60%) and a mix of agricultural (8.80%) and other uses (11.50%). This watershed has 145.85 stream miles, 3,254.49 lake acres and 28,278.00 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, High for runoff impacts on lakes and Medium for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Medium. 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.