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TMDL ID Local Name Start Mile End Mile Pollutant Impairment Source Category Status Comments IR Category Listing Date 5 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition Correction. Specific
Advisory Exists - PCBs-Contaminated Fish Tissue added. Category 5A 04/01/2008 80 Chippewa R At 58.84 60.05 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition Changed TMDL ID from 79 to
80 for PCBs / Fish Consumption Advisory downstream of Holcombe Flowage. Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 0 20.73 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition New data. Delete mercury and
FCA based on new fish contiminant data; consolidate TMDL 80 (for PCBs) This AU:
Mouth to lower end of Nine Mile Slough Category 5A 04/01/2008 80 20.73 37.58 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition TMDL ID = 615 (change to #80
in 2008) Technical Correction ,
Add-Consolidate TMDL ID Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 37.58 58.84 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition TMDL ID = 615 (in part)
changed to TMDL 80 (consolidate) - This AU:
Muddy Creek to Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 60.05 77.04 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition New monitoring data.
Proposed Delist of Mercury / FCA for this segment - changed category from ATM
Dep to Contaminated Sediment for consistency. Hg specific advisories for
first 105 miles of river are no longer valid due to new monitoring data.
These advisories and the associated 303d listing are proposed for delisting Category 5A 04/01/2002 80 Chippewa R At L Wissota 77.04 80.18 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition New Fish Contaminant
Data TMDL ID = 80 (in part) and 538.
=Proposed Delisting for Mercury FCA under ID 80 - change category for ID 80
from atm. dep. to contam. sediment for PCBs.This AU: Chippewa River at Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 80.18 105.75 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition Proposed Correction of Hg
FCA (no advisory) and change of PCB listing to contaminated sediment category
(versus Atm. Dep). Category 5A 04/01/1998 157 Frame Park Creek 0 1.26 PAHs Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment Addition New Data Collected Supports
addition Category 5A 04/01/2008 173 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition Correction. 173 and 174
Green Bay Listings ¿ Pollutant for 173 should be PCBs for FCA (Delete
Hg). Category 5A 04/01/1998 174 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Addition New data. Data indicates
sediment is degrading instream habitat on the lower reach of the river. Category 5A 04/01/1998 215 Kankapot Creek 0 2.66 Total Phosphorus Degraded Habitat NPS Addition New Monitoring Data. Category 5A 04/01/2008 215 Kankapot Creek 2.66 9.57 Total Phosphorus Degraded Habitat NPS Addition New Monitoring Data Category 5A 04/01/2008 296 Mississippi River ( 763.4 811.5 Sediment Degraded Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation (SAV) And PFOs NPS Addition Mississippi River - from the mouth of the St. Croix River to
just above the mouth of the Category 5A 04/01/2008 301 Mud Creek 0 3.71 Total Phosphorus Degraded Habitat PS/NPS Blend Addition TMDL to be developed as part
of LFR TMDL in 2009. New data supports addition of phosphorus. Category 5A 04/01/2008 357 North Branch Of 0 5.23 Sediment Degraded Habitat PS/NPS Blend Addition Addition from new data;
correction based on current data. Degraded Habitat caused by stream
channelization, debrushing of streambanks, draining of wetlands,
sedimentation from runoff and increased stormwater drainage due to expanding
development within the watershed. Fish kills attributed to potential chlorine
discharges to Waxdale Creek, which affected the Category 5A 04/01/2008 368 Plum Creek 0 13.86 Total Phosphorus Degraded Habitat PS/NPS Blend Addition New data supports addition.
Minimum 0.075, Maximum 0.372, average 0.198 mg/l Category 5A 04/01/2008 507 Waxdale Creek 0 2.91 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Addition Addition based on new data.
Removal is a correction to an existing listing. Add sediment as pollutant and
degraded habitat as impairment. Remove chronic toxicity - this is from an
historical fish kill with no repeat activity. Category 5A 04/01/2008 524 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Addition New monitoring data. Add
PCBs as pollutant consistent with the Lower Fox River PCB advisory. Category 5A 04/01/2008 543 Wuerches Creek 0 4.4 Total Phosphorus Elevated Water Temperature,
Low DO NPS Addition New data: Impairments appear
to be caused at least in part from a cattle feedlot located upstream from Category 5A 04/01/2008 652 Unnamed Tributary To 0.4 4.13 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Low DO NPS Addition New monitoring data. Delete
sediment as pollutant and habitat as impairment. Category 5A 04/01/1998 656 Deer Creek 0 8.09 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Addition New monitoring data. Change
pollutants from urban to phosphorus, sediment and elevated water
temperatures.This stream has been extensively modified over time. Habitat
modification, failing septic systems, urbanization and stream channelization
all contributing to impairments in this waterbody. Category 5A 04/01/1998 656 Deer Creek 0 8.09 Total Phosphorus Excess Algal(Plant)Growth NPS Addition New monitoring data. Change
pollutants from urban to phosphorus, sediment and elevated water temperatures.
Add excess algal growth. This stream has been extensively modified over time.
Habitat modification, failing septic systems, urbanization and stream
channelization all contributing to impairments in this waterbody. Category 5A 04/01/2008 656 Deer Creek 0 8.09 Elevated Water Temperature Degraded Habitat NPS Addition New monitoring data. Change
pollutants from urban to phosphorus, sediment and elevated water
temperatures.This stream has been extensively modified over time. Habitat modification,
failing septic systems, urbanization and stream channelization all
contributing to impairments in this waterbody. Category 5A 04/01/2008 707 24.44 60.78 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Other Factors Addition New Fish Data, TMDL 51
should be Black River from Category 5A 04/01/1998 149, 173 0 7.39 Sediment Degraded Habitat PS/NPS Blend Addition New data. Add sediment as
pollutant Category 5A 04/01/2008 5 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion Correction. Remove Hg; Error
in original. Specific advisory applies for PCBs Category 5A 04/01/1998 51 0 24.44 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Other Factors Deletion New Fish Data. TMDL 51
should be Black River from Category 5A 04/01/2004 51 24.44 60.78 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Other Factors Deletion New Fish Data, TMDL 51
should be Black River from Category 5A 04/01/1998 64 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New Fish Contaminant Data,
No Specific Advisory for Hg Category 5A 04/01/1998 77 Holcombe Flowage North Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New Fish Contaminant Data,
No Specific Advisory TMDL ID = 77 Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 0 20.73 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New fish data - PCBs for
specific advisory only. New fish data removing Hg Specific Advisory. ID was
78 changed to 80. Delete mercury and FCA based on new fish contaminant data;
consolidate TMDL 80 (for PCBs) This
AU: Mouth to lower end of Nine Mile
Slough Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 60.05 77.04 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New monitoring data.
Proposed Delist of Mercury / FCA for this segment - changed category from ATM
Dep to Contaminated Sediment for consistency. Hg specific advisories for
first 105 miles of river are no longer valid due to new monitoring data.
These advisories and the associated 303d listing are proposed for delisting Category 5A 04/01/2002 80 Chippewa R At L Wissota 77.04 80.18 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New Fish Contaminant Data
TMDL ID = 80 (in part) and 538 Delist Mercury, List PCBs This AU: Chippewa
River at Category 5A 04/01/1998 80 80.18 105.75 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion Proposed Correction of Hg
FCA (no advisory) and change of PCB listing to contaminated sediment category
(versus Atm. Dep). Category 5A 04/01/1998 116 Duck Creek 4.96 25.69 Sediment Low DO, Sediment PS/NPS Blend Deletion This segment goes through
Tribal Lands, so this is being removed from the state's list. Category 5A 04/01/1998 116 Duck Creek 4.96 25.69 Total Phosphorus Low DO, Sediment PS/NPS Blend Deletion This segment goes through
Tribal Lands, so this is being removed from the state's list. Category 5A 04/01/1998 120 Dutchman Creek 4.04 17.97 Ammonia (Unionized) - Toxin Chronic Aquatic Toxicity NPS Deletion Technical change. Stream
Segment on Tribal Lands Category 5A 04/01/1998 120 Dutchman Creek 4.04 17.97 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Deletion Technical change. Stream
Segment on Tribal Lands Category 5A 04/01/1998 173 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion Correction. TMDL ID =
173 8.94 are shoreline miles from
Marinette through Category 5A 04/01/1998 282 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion Correction. Delist mercury,
no specific advisory. Category 5A 04/01/1998 283 88.32 95.54 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New Fish Data. Delete
Mercury Listing due to new fish contaminant data. Overlaps with TMDL ID 283. No advisory
exists above Pier's Gorge. This is a correction. Category 2 04/01/1998 283 88.32 95.54 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion Correction. No advisory
exists above Pier's Gorge. This is a correction. Category 2 04/01/1998 299 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New montioring data. New
data indicates no specific advisory should exist. Category 5A 04/01/1998 401 171.08 183.45 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion New data removes listing.
399, 400, 401 Rock River Listings-FCA Impairment for PCBs pollutant should be
removed. We have new data for Sites
(2001/2002 Janesville to Afton, 2002 Indianford to Category 5A 04/01/1998 483 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New Data. Delist for Hg and
FCA, new fish contaminant data. Category 5A 04/01/1998 490 Trout Creek 0 12.77 Sediment Low DO, Sediment NPS Deletion Correction. Cannot be on Category 5A 04/01/2002 490 Trout Creek 0 12.77 Total Phosphorus Low DO, Sediment NPS Deletion Correction. Cannot be on Category 5A 04/01/2002 507 Waxdale Creek 0 2.91 Unknown Pollutant Chronic Aquatic Toxicity PS/NPS Blend Deletion Remove chronic toxicity -
this is from an historical fish kill (1983)with no repeat activity. This
historic event is not reflective of current conditions. Category 5A 04/01/1998 523 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New data removes listing.
Schrank: 540 and 617 Wolf River/Winnebago Listings. Remove Hg from Impairments, only PCBs FCA
- reach should be Category 5A 04/01/1998 524 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion New data for fish
contaminants removes listing. Category 5A 04/01/1998 529 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New data for fish
contaminants removes listing. Category 5A 04/01/1998 534 Castle Rock Flowage Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion 2008 303d list proposed
delist for Mercury and PCB's only. Category 5A 04/01/1998 534 Castle Rock Flowage PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion 2008 303d list proposed
delist for Mercury and PCB's only. Category 5A 04/01/1998 540 Wolf River-Main Stem 85.58 105.29 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New Data. New fish
contaminant data. Category 5A 04/01/1998 604 Red 73.6 78.51 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion Correction. Delete for
mercury - listing error for Hg. Category 5A 04/01/1998 672 3.45 43.02 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion Correction. 672, 283 is the
previous TMDL ID. The 2008 action removes mercury (correction) and maintains
PCBs due to a specific advisory. Category 5A 04/01/1998 672 43.21 87.8 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion 672, 283 is the previous
TMDL ID. The 2008 action removes mercury (correction) and maintains PCBs due
to a specific advisory. Category 5A 04/01/1998 530, 535 included 187.81 204.17 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Deletion New fish data removes
listing. Category 5A 04/01/1998 531, 527 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Deletion New fish data removes
listing. Category 5A 04/01/1998 55 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New Fish Contaminant Data.
Hg -
This site remains on the general advisory and was only listed on 303d
due to pre-2000 advice. Proposed delist 2008 due to new fish contaminant
monitoring data Category 2 04/01/1998 84 PCBs Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment Delist New fish contaminant data.
Remove PCB and FCA and delist from 303(d) list based on new data collected in
2005 Category 2 04/01/1998 105 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New Fish Contaminant Data,
No Specific Hg Advisory Category 2 04/01/1998 159 French Creek 0 4 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Elevated
Water Temperature NPS Delist Correction. French Creek in Category 2 04/01/1998 202 Jackson Park Pond PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Delist New fish data. This site has
been removed from the special PCB advisory list and general statewide advice
only is applicable. Category 2 04/01/1998 239 Little Hay Creek 0 2.14 Total Phosphorus Low DO NPS Delist Current data show attainable
use is being fully met. No know
changes in the watershed. Category 2 04/01/1998 239 Little Hay Creek 0 2.14 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Elevated
Water Temperature, Low DO NPS Delist Current data show attainable
use is being fully met. No know
changes in the wateshed. Category 2 04/01/1998 279 Melancthon Creek 6.76 7.59 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Delist Waterbody is now meeting
designated uses. Land use practices resulted
in water quality improvements. This
AU: Richland-Vernon county line to
trib near Highway 80 crossing in Vernon Co. Category 2 04/01/1998 294 Minong Flowage Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New Fish Contaminant Data, No
Specific Advisory for Hg Category 2 04/01/1998 336 Peppermill Creek 0 1.71 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Elevated
Water Temperature NPS Delist Correction. This stream is
meeting its attainable use and should not have been listed in 1998. Category 2 04/01/1998 363 Unknown Pollutant Chronic Aquatic Toxicity Contam. Sediment Delist Correction. Thorough data
search does not support original listing. Should never have been placed on
list in 1998 Category 2 04/01/1998 389 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Delist New fish contaminant data;
general fish consumption advisory still applies. Category 2 04/01/1998 420 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New data removes listing.
Fish contaminant data removes water from the list. Category 2 04/01/1998 427 13.58 33.91 PCBs Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment Delist New monitoring data. Delist
for PCBs and FCA based on new data. Category 2 04/01/1998 527 304.23 324.68 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New Data. Remove due to new
fish contaminant data. Category 2 04/01/1998 527 324.68 347.81 BOD, sediment load (Sediment
Oxygen Demand) Low DO Other Factors Delist New Data. Extensive
monitoring and analysis found exceedances may be less than or equal to the
error inherent in the monitoring process.
There is no perceivable impact on aquatic life and modeling suggests
complete elimination of point source discharges would have minimal effect on
D.O. Category 2 04/01/1998 527 304.23 324.68 BOD, sediment load (Sediment
Oxygen Demand) Low DO Other Factors Delist New Data. Extensive
monitoring and analysis found exceedances may be less than or equal to the
error inherent in the monitoring process.
There is no perceivable impact on aquatic life and modeling suggests
complete elimination of point source discharges would have minimal effect on
D.O. The marginal exceedances of the
dissolved oxygen are thought to be due to natural background conditions including
a large complex marshland ecosystem upstream from the listed segment. Best professional judgement and modeling
indicates a healthy aquatic community exists in the segment with intolerant
fish species including smallmouth bass, muskellunge, northern hog sucker and
rock bass being present. Category 2 04/01/1998 527 324.68 347.81 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New fish contaminant data
supports removal of listing. Category 2 04/01/1998 528 Mercury Contaminated Fish Tissue Atm. Deposition Delist New data Delisting. On 303d
list for mercury. Id 533 delisted 2006 due to waterbody ID to TMDL ID 528.
528 delist due to new data Category 2 04/01/1998 644 Creek 16-10 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Elevated
Water Temperature NPS Delist Correction. Stream can not
support a fishery. Should not have been listed. Category 2 04/01/1998 645 Creek 16-2 0 0.69 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Elevated
Water Temperature NPS Delist Correction. Stream appears
to have been diverted. Stream can not support a fishery. Should not have been
listed. Category 2 04/01/1998 648 S. Branch Trempealeau R. 0 8.7 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Elevated
Water Temperature, Low DO NPS Delist Correction. TMDL ID = 648
Trout Extent entire stream Waterbody meets its designated use as a cold water
fishery and should never have been listed. Category 2 04/01/1998 652 Unnamed Tributary To 0 0.4 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Delist New data. Delete sediment as
pollutant and degraded habitat based on new monitoring data. Upper portion of
water is still on the list. Category 2 04/01/1998 658 16.8 17.3 Elevated Water Temperature Elevated Water Temperature Habitat/Physical Delist Now meeting WQ Standards;
new data supports delisting. The Category 2 04/01/2002 675 110.14 144.18 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Delist Correction. There are no
FCAs on the Chippewa R. upstream of the Holcombe Dam Category 2 04/01/1998 675 105.75 110.14 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue,
Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment Delist Correction. There are no
FCAs on the Chippewa R. upstream of the Holcombe Dam Category 2 04/01/1998 675 144.18 178.03 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment Delist Correction. There are no
FCAs on the Chippewa R. upstream of the Holcombe Dam Category 2 04/01/1998 827 Linn/Robinson Public Beach -
0 0.36 Escherichia coli Elevated Bacteria Other Factors Delist Data does not support this
listing. Category 2 04/01/2006 23 Total Phosphorus Eutrophication, Low DO Other Factors EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 150 Lower Fox River (Depere Dam
To Middle 7.39 32.18 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 151 Lower Fox River ( 32.18 40.09 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 210 Jordon Creek 0 1.36 PCBs Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/2002 240 Little Menomonee 0 9 Creosote Chronic Aquatic Toxicity Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 358 Pine Creek 5.54 9.12 PCBs Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 359 Pine Creek 0 5.54 PCBs Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 625 Otter Creek 0 4 Escherichia coli Escherichia coli NPS EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/2002 149, 173 0 7.39 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue,
Contaminated Sediment Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A. Change contaminated
sediment from sources to impairment. Category 5A 04/01/1998 605, 530 Mercury Chronic Aquatic Toxicity,
Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 605, 530 PCBs Contaminated Fish Tissue Contam. Sediment EAP Project Note: Internal tracking
lists "EAP" but still considered Category 5A Category 5A 04/01/1998 723 0 0.07 Escherichia coli Elevated Bacteria Other Factors Proposed for Listing Delisted in 2006 but
PROPOSED FOR RELISTING in 2008. Category 5A 04/01/2008 100000 Baird Creek 3.5 13.1 Sediment Degraded Habitat, Low DO PS/NPS Blend Proposed for Listing Category 5A 04/01/2008 100000 Bower Creek 3 13 Sediment Degraded Habitat NPS Proposed for Listing Category 5A 04/01/2008 100000 Baird Creek 3.5 13.1 Total Phosphorus Degraded Habitat, Low DO PS/NPS Blend Proposed for Listing Category 5A 04/01/2008 100000 Ashwaubenon Creek 0 15 Sediment Degraded Habitat PS/NPS Blend Proposed for Listing Category 5A 04/01/2008 100000 Garners Creek 0 52008 List Changes
This AU: La Crosse-Trempealeau-Jackson
County line to Black River Falls Dam.
New data was collected from 2 Sites (2005
downstream of Hwy 29 Bybass, 2005 above Shawano )
The marginal exceedances of the dissolved oxygen are thought to be due to
natural background conditions including a large complex marshland ecosystem
upstream from the listed segment. Best
professional judgement and modeling indicates a healthy aquatic community
exists in the segment with intolerant fish species including smallmouth bass,
muskellunge, northern hog sucker and rock bass being present.