This watershed is located in portions of Monroe, Vernon, Juneau and Sauk counties. The watershed falls in the driftless, or unglaciated, region of the state.
Stream gradients are relatively high.
The headwaters of the Baraboo River are located here. Agriculture, especially dairying, is predominant in the watershed. The Juneau County Land Conservation Department ranked this watershed as its highest priority for soil erosion control. It had the highest average soil loss rate in Juneau County at 14.8 tons per acre per year. There are a number of smaller municipal point source dischargers in the watershed.