Watershed - Butternut Creek (UC12)
Butternut Creek Watershed

Details

Butternut Creek flows through Butternut Lake and enters the North Fork of the Flambeau River. Butternut Lake, a eutrophic lake, is part of the statewide Long-Term Trend Monitoring program. A portion of Butternut Creek upstream of the lake is listed as Class III trout water in the Wisconsin Trout Stream Book. This segment is marginal as a trout water (Lealos 1993). The stream where it exits the lake is listed as Class II trout water. Data from the 1970s indicate some impact from the village of Butternut Wastewater Treatment Plant, which discharges to the Creek above Butternut Lake. The treatment plant has since gone to a groundwater discharge. There are two veneer mills in the village of Butternut that have had spills which could affect Butternut Creek or the lake. Town and country roads, and other nonpoint sources may contribute excess sediment to the stream.

Date  1996