Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection - General › Chapter NR 102 - Water Quality Standards For Wisconsin Surface Waters › Subchapter I - General › Section NR 102.11 - Exceptional resource waters

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Surface waters
				  which provide valuable fisheries, hydrologically or geologically unique
				  features, outstanding recreational opportunities, unique environmental
				  settings, and which are not significantly impacted by human activities may be
				  classified as exceptional resource waters. All the following surface waters are
				  designated as exceptional resource waters:
(a)
				  Class I trout waters listed in Wisconsin Trout Streams publication 6-3600 (80)
				  that are not listed in s.
				  NR
				  102.10.
(b) Other Class I trout waters:
1. Abraham Coulee creek in section 29,
				  township 20 north, range 8 west from its headwaters to the upstream crossing of
				  Oak Ridge Drive in Trempealeau county.
2. Bear creek originating in section 3,
				  township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county.
3. Biser creek originating in section 19,
				  township 12 north, range 3 west in Sauk county.
4. Bostwick creek from CTH M upstream 6.2
				  miles to the headwaters in LaCrosse county.
5. Bufton Hollow creek originating in section
				  19, township 12 north, range 2 west in Richland county.
6. Columbus creek originating in section 29,
				  township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county.
7. Dutch creek originating in section 12,
				  township 19 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau county.
8. Joe Coulee creek originating in section 1,
				  township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau county.
9. Little creek originating in section 21,
				  township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson county.
10. Marble creek originating in section 30,
				  township 10 north, range 3 east in Sauk county.
11. Marshall creek originating in section 4,
				  township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland county.
12. Martin creek originating in section 23,
				  township 6 north, range 2 east in Iowa county.
13. South Bear creek originating in section
				  2, township 12 north, range 2 west in Richland county.
14. Spring brook downstream from CTH Y south
				  of Antigo to its confluence with the Eau Claire river in Marathon
				  county.
15. Spring Valley creek
				  from the headwaters to SE 1/4, SE 1/4, section 33, township 16 north, range 1
				  east in Monroe county.
16. Unnamed
				  creek 2-12 originating in section 36, township 20 north, range 7 west in
				  Trempealeau county.
17. Unnamed
				  creek 4-9 originating in section 4, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland
				  county.
18. Unnamed creek 5-6
				  originating in section 6, township 19 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
19. Unnamed creek 7-4
				  originating in section 6, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
20. Unnamed creek 8-9
				  originating in section 5, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
21. Unnamed creek 8-14
				  originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
22. Unnamed creek 9-13
				  originating in section 4, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson
				  county.
23. Unnamed creek 10-8
				  originating in section 3, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland
				  county.
24. Unnamed creek 10-10
				  originating in section 14, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson
				  county.
25. Unnamed creek 11-4
				  originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
26. Unnamed creek 11-7
				  originating in section 2, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
27. Unnamed creek 13-3a
				  originating in section 19, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson
				  county.
28. Unnamed creek 13-3b
				  originating in section 6, township 20 north, range 6 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
29. Unnamed creek 15-13
				  originating in section 1, township 20 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
30. Unnamed creek 15-4
				  originating in section 3, township 20 north, range 6 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
31. Unnamed creek 16-2
				  originating in section 22, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson
				  county.
32. Unnamed creek 17-5
				  originating in SE 1/4, section 5, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson
				  county.
33. Unnamed creek 24-3a
				  originating in section 18, township 11 north, range 1 west in Richland
				  county.
34. Unnamed creek 26-7
				  originating in section 2, township 21 north, range 5 west in Jackson
				  county.
35. Unnamed creek 34-2
				  originating in section 17, township 20 north, range 8 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
36. Unnamed creek 34-15
				  originating in section 27, township 20 north, range 7 west in Trempealeau
				  county.
37. Unnamed stream
				  originating in section 33, township 10 north, range 3 east in Sauk
				  county.
38. Washington Coulee creek
				  originating in section 29, township 20 north, range 6 west in Jackson
				  county.
(c) The
				  following Class II trout waters:
1. Ashland
				  county - White river above the Bad River Indian reservation
2. Bayfield county - White river
3. Dane county - Mt. Vernon creek
4. Forest county - North Branch Oconto
				  river
5. Grant county - Blue
				  river
6. Iowa county - Blue
				  river
7. Langlade county - Prairie
				  river, South Branch Oconto river
8.
				  Lincoln county - Prairie river
9.
				  Marquette county - Mecan river
10.
				  Oconto county - North Branch Oconto river, South Branch Oconto river
11. Pierce county - Rush river
12. Portage county - Tomorrow river
13. Richland county - Willow creek
14. St. Croix county - Willow river, Race
				  Branch
15. Waushara county - Mecan
				  river
(d) The following
				  cold or warm water streams and rivers or portions thereof:
1g.
Ashland
Bad River
SEG 2: Outfall in Mellen at
								  NE¼SW¼S6 T44N R2W to
Bad River Indian
Reservation
Boundary
1r.
Ashland & Sawyer
East Fork Chip-pewa River
SEG 2: Ashland
County Highway "N" to Confluence of Rocky Run
								  Creek (Includes
Glidden POTW)
1t.
Barron
Brill River
All-Class II Portion
2.
Crawford
Copper Creek Plum Creek Sugar Creek
Tainter Creek
All All
From headwaters
to T10N R6W S10
From Vernon County Line to
CTH B
3.
Dane
Blue Mounds
All
Branch
Deer Creek
All
Dunlap Creek
All
Elvers Creek
All
(Bohn Cr.)
Flynn Creek
All
Fryes Feeder
All
Creek
Garfoot Creek
All
Milum Creek
All
Rutland Branch
All
Ryan Creek
All
Schalpbach Creek
All
Sixmile Creek
All
Spring Creek
All
(Lodi)
4.
Dane, Sauk,
Wisconsin River
From below Prairie du Sac to Prairie du
								  Chien
Iowa,
Grant,
Richland,
Crawford
5.
Dane &
Little Sugar River
Above New
Green
Glarus
Story Creek
All
(Tipperary)
Sugar River
All
6.
Dunn
Sand Creek
From Chippewa
County Line to
mouth
7.
Eau Claire
Lowes Creek
From Hwy 37 &
85 upstream to
headwaters
8.
Fond du
Feldner's Creek
From headwaters
Lac
to Mischo's Mill-
pond
Auburn Lake
Entire Creek
Creek (Lake Fifteen Creek)
above & below
Auburn Lake
9.
Forest
Armstrong Creek
All
Middle Br. Peshtigo R.
All
North Br. Peshtigo
All
R.
North Br. Popple
All
R.
West Br. Arm-
Class II Portion
strong Creek
10.
Grant
Doc Smith Branch
All
Little Platte River
From Arthur
downstream to
Platte River
11.
Grant &
Big Spring Branch
From Springhead
Iowa
to Blue River
12.
Green
Burgy Creek
All
Gill Creek
All
Hefty Creek,
All
North Branch
Hefty Cr., Center Branch
All
Liberty Creek
All
Norwegian Creek
All
Richland Creek
All
Ross Crossing
All
Sylvester Creek
All
Spring Valley Creek
All
Ward Creek
All
13.
Green &
Rock
Allen Creek
Below Evansville
14.
Iowa
Harker-Lee-Martin System
From headwaters
to T6N R2ES10
15.
Iron
Manitowish River
All
15m.
Iron & Ashland
Vaughn Creek
SEG 1: Origin to Bad River Indian Reservation
								  Boundary
16.
Jackson
Trempealeau River
From STH 95 at Hixton to CTHP
at Taylor
17.
Jefferson &
Rock
Allen Creek
All
18.
Kewaunee
Casco Creek
From T24N R24E S19 downstream of Rock Ledge to
								  Kewaunee River
19.
La Crosse
Bostwick Creek
From headwaters to County Hwy 'O'
Coon Creek
Dutch Creek
All
From headwaters to Russian Coulee Road (section
								  8)
20.
Lafayette
Galena River
From headwaters to Buncombe
Road
21.
Langlade
East Br. Eau
Claire R.
From STH 64
upstream to fire-lane crossing in T33N R11E
								  S35
SW1/4
21.
Langlade
Hunting River
From Fitzgerald Dam Road downstream to T33N R11E
								  S1
22.
Lincoln
North Br. Prairie River
From headwaters
to CTHJ to T33N R8E
Silver Creek
All
23.
Manitowoc
Branch River
All
24.
Monroe
Big Creek
From headwaters
to Acorn Rd (S7)
Farmers Valley Creek & Tribs
From headwaters
to I-90 (S19)
Soper Creek
All
25.
Oneida
Bearskin Creek
From Tomahawk
River to Little
Bearskin Lake
25m.
Oneida &
Lincoln
Wisconsin River
SEG 2: Hat Rapids Dam to Lincoln County A
crossing
SEG 4: Grandfather Dam to Inlet
of Alexander Lake
26.
Pierce
Big River
Class I Portion
Cady Creek
From CTH P
upstream
Trimbelle River
All
26b.
Polk
St. Croix River
From the northern
boundary of the
St. Croix Falls
city limits to a
distance one mile
below the STH
243 bridge at
Osceola
26c.
Polk &
Burnett
Clam River
SEG 3: Section
Line @ T39N
R16W S21/22 to
Inlet of Clam
River Flowage
SEG 4: Outlet of
Clam River Flow-
age to Confluence
with St. Croix
River
26g.
Price
North Fork Jump River
SEG 1: Origin
(outlet of Cran- berry Lake) to
Inlet of Spring
Creek Flowage
SEG 2: Outlet of
Spring Creek
Flowage to Con-
fluence with
South Fork Jump
River
26n.
Price, Rusk & Taylor
Jump River
SEG 1: Confluence of the North
Fork Jump River
and South Fork
Jump River to the
Village of Jump
River
26r.
Price, Sawyer, Rusk
Flambeau River
SEG 2: Crowley
Dam to Inlet of
Big Falls Flowage
26w.
Price & Taylor
South Fork Jump River
Origin to Confluence with North
Fork Jump River
27.
Richland
Babb Hollow
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Hanzel Creek
All-Trib to
(Hansell)
Melancthon Cr.
Melancthon Creek
Class II Section
Coulter Hollow
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Creek
E. Branch Mill
Creek
All
Happy Hollow Creek
All-Trib to Willow Creek
Higgins Creek
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Hood Hollow Creek
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Jacquish Hollow Creek
All-Trib to Willow Creek
Kepler Branch
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Mill Creek
From headwaters to above Boaz
Miller Branch
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Pine Valley Creek
All-Trib to Mill
Creek
Ryan Hollow
All-Trib to West Branch Mill Creek
Wheat Hollow
Creek
All
W. Branch Mill
Creek
All
28. Rock
Bass Creek
All
East Fork Raccoon Cr.
All
Little Turtle Creek
All
Raccoon Creek
All
Spring Brook
(T2N R14E S27)
All
Turtle Creek
All
Unnamed Creek
T2N R14E S31
All
29. Rusk
Big Weirgor Creek
All-Class III Portion
Main Creek
Rusk County Highway P to Inlet of Holcombe
								  Flowage
Soft Maple Creek
SEG 2: Rusk
County Highway "F" to Confluence with Chippewa
								  River
30. Rusk, Taylor & Chip-
pewa
Jump River
From Village of Jump River downstream to
								  Hol-combe Flowage
31. Sauk
Beaver Creek
(Trib to Dell Creek)
All
Camels Creek
(Trib to Dell Creek)
All
Dell Creek
All
31m. Sawyer
Couderay River
SEG 2: Dam at
Grimh Flowage to Confluence with Chippewa
								  River
32.
Shawano
Kroenke Creek
Class II Portion
Red River
From Lower Red
Lake Dam to Wolf
River
West Br. Red
Class II Portion
River
33.
Sheboygan
Ben Nutt Creek
Class II Portion to
Junction with Mill
Creek
34.
St. Croix
Apple River
From NSP plant
below CTH I to
Mouth
Cady Creek
All
Willow River
Extend Class II
Portion into Delta
in Lake Mallilieu
35.
St. Croix &
St. Croix River
From No. Boundary of Hudson
Pierce
City limits to the
river mouth in
Pierce Co.
35m.
Taylor &
Silver Creek
SEG 2: Westboro
Price
Sanitary District
Outfall to Confluence with South
Fork Jump River
36.
Trempealeau
Buffalo River
From Hwy 53 to
Strum Pond
37.
Vernon
Bishop Branch
All
Cheyenne Valley
All
Creek
Coon Creek
From La Crosse
county line to
Chaseburg
Frohock Valley
All
Creek
Hornby Creek
All
Reads Creek
All
Tainter Creek
All
38.
Vilas
Manitowish River
From Rest Lake
Dam downstream
to Iron County
line
38m.
Vilas &
Wisconsin River
SEG 2: State
Oneida
Highway 70 to
Inlet at Rainbow
Flowage (Oneida
County Line)
SEG 3: Outlet of
Rainbow Flowage
(Oneida County
Highway "D" to
Inlet of Rhinelander Flowage
(T37N R8E S8
SE%NE%)
39.
Washington
E. Branch Mil-
From Long Lake
& Fond du
waukee R.
outlet to STH 28
Lac
40.
Waukesha
Genesee Creek
Above STH 59
Mukwonago River
From Eagle
Springs Lake to
Upper Phantom
Lake
Oconomowoc
From below North
River
Lake to Okauchee
Lake
41.
Waupaca
Blake Brook &
Class II Portion
Branches
Little Wolf River
From junction
with Wolf River
upstream to Manawa Dam
Waupaca River
Class II portion
42.
Waupaca,
Embarrass River
From Wolf River
Outagamie,
upstream to dam
& Shawano
at Pella
43.
Waushara
Lower Pine River
From below Wild
Rose Mill pond to
dam at Poy Sippi