Watershed - Elk River (UC09)
Elk River Watershed

Details

The upstream portion of this watershed lies in the Chequamegon National Forest, where the Elk River begins. Much of the watershed is wetland. This watershed contains a number of county-owned dams built in the 1930s and 1940s to create recreational flowages, which now have extensive shoreline development. Because these flowages have low, flat shorelines, failing septic systems may be a problem. A number of Class I trout streams are found in this watershed, including Carpenter Creek, which encompasses a DNR Fisheries Area. Ninemile Creek and Foytik Creek flow through private land. There is no water quality information for these streams.

Date  1996