6.08 Miles
0 - 6.08
Cool-Cold Headwater, Cool-Warm Mainstem
2022
Poor
Impairment Unknown
Total Phosphorus
Juneau
Yes
No
Yes
Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Webster Creek is a tributary to the Lemonweir below New Lisbon. There are two miles of
Class II trout waters, while another three miles are considered Class III trout waters. Some
reaches of the stream are severely affected by nonpoint source pollution. Manure and cattle
access to the stream are causing heavy siltation and turbidity, degrading in-stream habitat and
fish populations.
Ripp, Coreen, Koperski, Cindy and Folstad, Jason. 2002. The State of the Lower Wisconsin River Basin.
PUBL WT-559-2002. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI.
Date 2002
Author Cynthia Koperski
Historical Description
Webster Creek is a tributary to the Lemonweir below New Lisbon. There are two miles of
Class II trout waters, while another three miles are considered Class III trout waters
(WDNR, 1980). Some reaches of the stream are severely affected by nonpoint source
pollution. Manure and cattle access to tlze strearn are causing heavy siltation and
turbidity, degrading in-stream habitat and fish populations ( Ironside, 1991).
Date 1994
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
General Condition
Webster Creek (WBIC 1305700) from its mouth to Tveraas Lane was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new biological (fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) scores) and temperature sample data were clearly below the 2018 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Fish and Aquatic Life use. This water was meeting this designated use and was not considered impaired.
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
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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| 1305700 | Webster Creek | 10034953 | Webster Creek at Tveraas Road | 1/1/2015 | 5/20/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1305700 | Webster Creek | 10047235 | Webster Creek - Walker Rd. | 1/1/2015 | 10/18/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1305700 | Webster Creek | 10034965 | Webster Creek at Davies Road | 1/1/2015 | 8/17/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1305700 | Webster Creek | 10034969 | Webster Creek at Hwy 80 (Near Tveraas Road) | 5/20/2022 | 8/17/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1305700 | Webster Creek | 10047237 | Webster Creek - Zindorf Rd. | 1/1/2015 | 5/20/2022 | Map | Data |
| 1305700 | Webster Creek | 10034968 | Webster Creek at Hwy 80 (Near Cty Tr B) | 5/20/2022 | 5/20/2022 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Webster Creek is located in the Lower Lemonweir River watershed which is 209.62 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (36.20%), agricultural (31%) and a mix of wetland (22.30%) and other uses (10.60%). This watershed has 384.35 stream miles, 558.61 lake acres and 17,722.41 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Medium for runoff impacts on streams, Low 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.
Webster Creek is considered a Cool-Cold Headwater, Cool-Warm Mainstem 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.