Taycheedah Creek, Lake Winnebago - East,Lake Winnebago Watershed (UF02)
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Taycheedah Creek, Lake Winnebago - East,Lake Winnebago Watershed (UF02)
Taycheedah Creek (138400)
10.49 Miles
0 - 10.49
Natural Community
Natural communities (stream and lake natural communities) represent model results that use predicted flow and temperature based on landscape features and related assumptions. Ranges of flow and temperature associated with specific aquatic life communities (fish, macroinvertebrates) help biologists identify appropriate resource management goals. Wisconsin Natural Communities.
Macroinvertebrate, Cool-Cold Headwater, Warm Headwater, Coldwater, COOL-Warm Headwater
Year Last Monitored
This is the most recent date of monitoring data stored in SWIMS. Additional surveys for fish and habitat may be available subsequent to this date.
2024
Fair
 
Fond Du Lac
Trout Water 
Trout Waters are represented by Class I, Class II or Class III waters. These classes have specific ecological characteristics and management actions associated with them. For more information regarding Trout Classifications, see the Fisheries Trout Class Webpages.
No
Outstanding or Exceptional 
Wisconsin has designated many of the state's highest quality waters as Outstanding Resource Waters (ORWs) or Exceptional Resource Waters (ERWs). Waters designated as ORW or ERW are surface waters which provide outstanding recreational opportunities, support valuable fisheries and wildlife habitat, have good water quality, and are not significantly impacted by human activities. ORW and ERW status identifies waters that the State of Wisconsin has determined warrant additional protection from the effects of pollution. These designations are intended to meet federal Clean Water Act obligations requiring Wisconsin to adopt an 'antidegradation' policy that is designed to prevent any lowering of water quality - especially in those waters having significant ecological or cultural value.
No
Impaired Water 
A water is polluted or 'impaired' if it does not support full use by humans, wildlife, fish and other aquatic life and it is shown that one or more of the pollutant criteria are not met.
No

Fish and Aquatic Life

Current Use
The use the water currently supports. This is not a designation or classification; it is based on the current condition of the water. Information in this column is not designed for, and should not be used for, regulatory purposes.
Supported Aquatic Life
Waters that support fish and aquatic life communities (healthy biological communities).
Attainable Use
The use that the investigator believes the water could achieve through managing "controllable" sources. Beaver dams, hydroelectric dams, low gradient streams, and naturally occurring low flows are generally not considered controllable. The attainable use may be the same as the current use or it may be higher.
WWSF
Streams capable of supporting a warm waterdependent sport fishery. Representative aquatic life communities associated with these waters generally require cool or warm temperatures and concentrations of dissolved oxygen that do not drop below 5 mg/L.
Designated Use
This is the water classification legally recognized by NR102 and NR104, Wis. Adm. Code. The classification determines water quality criteria and effluent limits. Waters obtain designated uses through classification procedures.
Default FAL
Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.

Overview

Taycheedah Creek, in the Lake Winnebago and Lake Winnebago - East Watersheds, is a 10.68 mile river that falls in Fond du Lac County. This river is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.

Date  2011

Author   Aquatic Biologist

Taycheedah Creek, Lake Winnebago - East,Lake Winnebago Watershed (UF02) Fish and Aquatic LifeTaycheedah Creek, Lake Winnebago - East,Lake Winnebago Watershed (UF02) RecreationTaycheedah Creek, Lake Winnebago - East,Lake Winnebago Watershed (UF02) Fish Consumption

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

Taycheedah Creek TWA Report
2019 Total Phosphorus Monitoring Report - Taycheedah Creek - Above Co. Tr. T
2019 Total Phosphorus Monitoring Report - Taycheedah Creek at Peebles Trail
2019 Total Phosphorus Monitoring Report - Taycheedah CreekBelow Saint Mary'S Confluence
2019 Total Phosphorus Monitoring Report - Taycheedah Up #57 - 47 M Us Hwy Uu
Taycheedah Creek, Taycheedah Creek - Taycheedah CreekBelow Saint Mary'S Confluence, Wadeable Macroinvertebrate Field Form
Taycheedah Creek, Taycheedah Creek - Above Co. Tr. K, Wadeable Macroinvertebrate Field Form
Taycheedah Creek, Taycheedah Creek at Peebles Trail, Wadeable Macroinvertebrate Field Form
Taycheedah Creek, Taycheedah Up #57 - 47 M Us Hwy Uu, Wadeable Macroinvertebrate Field Form
Streams/Rivers AIS ED Monitoring Pilot 2015 Fond du Lac County, Taycheedah Creek, 138400, 10021302
AIS Bridge Snapshot Day 2014 Data Form [Luco Creek]
AIS Bridge Snapshot Day 2014 Data Form [Taycheedah Creek - Winnebago Dr]
TAYCHEEDAH CREEK, FOND DU LAC COUNTY, CONGREGATION OF ST. AGNES UTILITIES WWTP USE DESIGNATION

Recommendations

Navigability Determination
15N 17E S12,1; Taycheedah Creek, unnamed; Extension of previous determination
Navigability Determination
15N 17E S7,12,18; Taycheedah Creek; Extension of previous determination
Navigability Determination
15N 18E S18; Taycheedah Creek;

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

Project Name (Click for Details)Year Started
FOX WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE: Winnebago Lakes Comprehensive Planning - Lake Winnebago2017
Fond du Lac Navigability2008

Monitoring Projects

WBICOfficial Waterbody NameStation IDStation NameEarliest Fieldwork DateLatest Fieldwork DateView StationView Data
138400Taycheedah Creek10016788Taycheedah Creek - Grandview Road (Upstream 30 Feet)5/8/19904/29/1992MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10010826Taycheedah Creek - Taycheedah CreekBelow Saint Mary'S Confluence10/16/200110/31/2019MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek203032Taycheedah Creek - St Mary Springs Academy Stp5/4/197911/14/1979MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10016023Taycheedah #24 - 300 M Ds Cth T - After Trib9/27/19999/27/1999MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10016158Taycheedah Creek - T12 - Riffle Above Confluence Withst. Marys Trib.10/17/20018/19/2002MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10016275Taycheedah Creek - Hwy T Bridge - 25 Feet Above Bridge5/8/19904/29/1992MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10032466Taycheedah Creek at Hwy. 23 MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10010824Taycheedah Creek T8 - Hwy T 7/9/20197/9/2019MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10010827Taycheedah Creek - Taycheedah Creek Above Hwy K T95/11/20229/9/2024MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10021301Taycheedah Cr. Above Cth T Reference Site8/17/20078/17/2007MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10021302Taycheedah Cr. Above Ducharme Pkwy8/17/20078/18/2015MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10015824Taycheedah Creek - Above Co. Tr. K10/19/200110/31/2019MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10044047Taycheedah (Luco) Creek at Hwy 55/Winnebago Dr.8/29/20158/17/2019MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10046736Phragmites Occurrence - Taycheedah Cr. Above Ducharme PkwyMapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10017062Taycheedah Creek - T3 - Below Artesian Rd5/1/20025/1/2002MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10016239Taycheedah Cr. - T10 - Above Farmers Bridge Bottomof Dot Habitat Site10/18/20015/1/2002MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10016964Taycheedah Up #57 - 47 M Us Hwy Uu9/27/199910/31/2019MapData
138400Taycheedah Creek10052414Taycheedah Creek at Peebles Trail5/22/201910/31/2019MapData

Watershed Characteristics

Taycheedah 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.

Natural Community

Taycheedah Creek is considered a Macroinvertebrate, Cool-Cold Headwater, Warm Headwater, Coldwater, COOL-Warm Headwater 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 (Warm-Transition) Headwaters are small, sometimes intermittent streams with cool to warm summer temperatures. Coldwater fishes are uncommon to absent, transitional fishes are abundant to common, and warm water fishes are common to uncommon. Headwater species are abundant to common, mainstem species are common to absent, and river species are absent.

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.

Warm Headwaters are small, usually intermittent streams with warm summer temperatures. Coldwater fishes are absent, transitional fishes are common to uncommon, and warm water fishes are abundant to common. Headwater species are abundant to common, mainstem species are common to absent, and river species are absent.