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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO SHEBOYGAN RIVER (GOOSEVILLE CREEK), MANITOWOC COUNTY
T17N R21E Sec. 21 SESE Stream Length = 1.0 mile WBIC = 57800
Gooseville Creek (local name) flows into the Sheboygan River approximately 500 feet upstream of County Highway AA. The 4.5-mile-long creek has a gradient of 6.3 feet per mile and drains a nine-square-mile area. Three intermittent tributaries influence the creek, one joining it in its perennial section and two flowing into Sy Lake from the north. Gooseville Creek is capable of supporting a warm water forage fish community, and is only partially meeting this biological classification. The fish community of the creek was documented in the fall of 1976, 1978 and spring of 1988 from Gooseville Creek (WDNR 1990). The samples collected during 1988 consisted of a total of 11 species. Three sport fish species, bluegill, unspecified sunfish, and rock bass, and eight tolerant and very tolerant forage fish species: creek chub, johnny darter, bluntnose minnow, brook stickleback, white sucker, mudminnow, fathead minnow, and carp. Overall, the most abundant species collected were the tolerant johnny darter and bluntnose minnow. The factors keeping this stream from reaching its full potential are the loss of fish and invertebrate habitat, streambank erosion and sedimentation leading to substrate embeddedness. Sources of water quality degradation include channelization, cropland runoff, and parent soils. Macroinvertebrate data indicate good to fair water quality in terms of organic enrichment. Dominant organisms include the caddisfly Hydropsyche betteni, the beetle Optioservus sp., and the diptera Simulium vittatum (WDNR 1990).
Date 2001
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.
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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57800 | Unnamed | 10059173 | Sy Lake lagoon and outlet | | | Map | Data |
57800 | Unnamed | 10008184 | Un Creek - Gooseville Creek 50 M Upstream Of Cth Xx | 10/30/1987 | 11/28/2001 | Map | Data |
32000 | Gooseville Creek | 10016151 | Gooseville Cr. at Footbridge | 4/20/1988 | 4/20/1988 | Map | Data |
57900 | Sy Lake | 10059173 | Sy Lake lagoon and outlet | | | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Unnamed is located in the Sheboygan River watershed which is 260.12 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily agricultural (47.30%), grassland (17.60%) and a mix of wetland (16.70%) and other uses (18.30%). This watershed has 340.24 stream miles, 4,345.33 lake acres and 27,968.05 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Available 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.