Wis. Admin. Code NR § 102.10

Current through May 28, 2024

Section NR 102.10 - Outstanding resource waters

(1) The following surface waters are designated as outstanding resource waters:

(a)National wild and scenic rivers. All rivers designated under the national wild and scenic rivers act, as amended, 16 USC 1271 to 1287, except those portions flowing through Indian reservations, including:

1. St. Croix river between the northern boundary of the Hudson city limits and the St. Croix flowage dam in Douglas county except that the portion of the 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 shall be classified exceptional resource waters under s. NR 102.11.

2. Namekagon river between its confluence with the St. Croix river and the outlet of Lake Namekagon in Bayfield county.

(b)State wild and scenic rivers. All state wild and scenic rivers designated under s. 30.26, Stats., including:

1. Pike river and its headwater branches in Marinette county.

2. Pine river and its headwater branches in Florence and Forest counties.

3. Popple River and its headwater branches in Florence and Forest counties.

4. The portion of the Brunsweiler River (Martin Hanson Wild River) from the point in Ashland County at which it leaves T44N R4W S22 QSW QQSW downstream to the point at which it crosses the boundary of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest at T45N R4W S22 QNW.

5. Portions of the Totagatic River in Bayfield, Sawyer, Washburn, Douglas, and Burnett Counties as described in the following table:

SEG 1: From the outlet of Totogatic Lake located in Bayfield County to the upstream end of Nelson Lake at the southern edge of the walleye spawning refuge located in Sawyer County.

SEG 2: From a point 500 feet below the dam in the Totogatic Wildlife Area located in Washburn County to the upstream end of the Colton Flowage located in Washburn County.

SEG 3: From a point 500 feet below the dam that forms the Colton Flowage located in Washburn County to the point where the river crosses the Washburn-Douglas County line immediately above the upstream end of the Minong Flowage.

SEG 4: From the bridge on CTH "I" that crosses the river located in Washburn County to the confluence of the river with the Namekagon River located in Burnett County.

Note: Section NR 302.02(1) contains a detailed description of the extent of the Pike, Pine, and Popple river systems designated as Wild Rivers.

(c) Wolf river upstream of the northern Menominee county line.

(d) The following Class I trout waters:

1. Adams county - Big Roche-a-Cri creek

2. Barron county - Yellow river

3. Bayfield county - Flag river, Sioux river

4. Burnett county - North Fork Clam river, South Fork Clam river

5. Chippewa county - Duncan creek, Elk creek, McCann creek

6. Dane county - Black Earth creek above the easternmost CTY KP crossing

7. Door county - Logan creek

8. Douglas county - Bois Brule river and its tributaries including the waters of Lake Superior within a ¼ mile semi-circular arc centered at the middle of the river mouth

9. Dunn county - Elk creek

10. Florence county - Brule river including Montagne creek and Riley creek tributaries; tributaries to the Pine-Popple rivers including Chipmunk, Cody, Haley, Haymarsh, Lamon Tangue, Lepage, Lunds, Martin, Olson, Patten, Pine, Riley, Rock, Simpson, Seven Mile, Wakefield and Woods creeks; Little Popple river (T38N R19E S3)

11. Forest county - Brule river

13. Kewaunee county - Little Scarboro creek

14. Langlade county - Clearwater creek, Drew creek, Evergreen river, South Branch Oconto river

15. Lincoln county - Center fork New Wood creek, Little Pine creek, Prairie river

16. Marathon county - Holt creek, Spranger creek, Plover river

17. Marinette county - Cedarville creek, Otter creek, Holmes creek, East Thunder creek, North fork Thunder river, Eagle creek, Little Eagle creek, Plumadore creek, Meadow brook, Upper Middle Inlet creek, Middle Inlet creek, Wausaukee river, Little Wausaukee creek, Coldwater brook, Medicine brook, South Branch Miscauno creek, Miscauno creek, Swede John creek, South Branch Pemebonwon river, Spikehorn creek, Silver creek, Little Silver creek, Sullivan creek; tributaries to the Pike river including Little South Branch Pike river, Camp D creek, Camp F creek, Camp 9 creek, Cole creek, Glen creek, Harvey creek, North Branch Harvey creek, South Branch Harvey creek, Hemlock creek, Holloway creek, K.C. creek, Little Harvey creek, Lost creek, MacIntire creek, Phillips creek, Sackerson creek, Shinns branch, Sidney creek, Smeesters creek, Springdale brook, Whiskey creek

18. Marquette county - Chaffee creek, Lawrence creek, Tagatz creek

19. Monroe county - Rullands Coulee creek

20. Oconto county - First South Branch Oconto river, Second South Branch Oconto river, South Branch Oconto river, Hills Pond creek

21. Polk county - Clam river, McKenzie creek

22. Portage county - Emmons creek, Radley creek, Sannes creek, Tomorrow river, Nace (Trout) creek

23. Richland county - Camp creek

24. Sheboygan county - Nichols creek

25. St. Croix county - Kinnickinnic river above STH "35"

26. Vernon county - Rullands Coulee creek, Spring Coulee creek, Timber Coulee creek

27. Vilas county - Deerskin river, Plum creek

28. Walworth county - Bluff creek, Potawatomi creek, Van Slyke creek

29. Waupaca county - Emmons creek, Griffin creek, Jackson creek, Leers creek, Peterson creek, Radley creek, Sannes creek, Spaulding creek, Trout creek, Whitcomb creek, Little Wolf river (North Branch Little Wolf river)

30. Waushara county - Chaffee creek, Willow creek north of Redgranite, Mecan river north of Richford, Little Pine creek, West Branch White river

(e) The following Class II trout waters:

1. Barron county - Yellow river

2. Burnett county - North Fork Clam river

3. Forest county - Brule river, Peshtigo river

4. Grant county - Big Green river, Castle Rock creek

5. Marinette county - Peshtigo river

6. Polk county - McKenzie creek

7. Vilas county - Plum creek

(f) The following cold or warm water streams and rivers or portions thereof:

1d.	Ashland	Bad River	SEG 1: Origin to
			Outfall in Mellen
			at NW%SW% S6
			T44N R2W
		Brunsweiler River	SEG 1: Origin to
			Inlet of Spider
			Lake
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Moquah Lake to
			origin of Wild
			River designation
			under par. (b) 4. at
			T44N R4W S22
			SW ¼ of SW ¼
			SEG 3: All portions included as
			Wild River under
			par. (b) 4.
			SEG 4: End of
			Wild River segment under par. (b)
			4. at the boundary
			of the Chequame-
			gon-Nicolet
			National Forest
			(T45N R4W S22
			¼ NW) to the Bad
			River Indian Reservation Boundary
1h.	Ashland	Marengo River	SEG 1: Origin to
	& Bay-		Inlet of Marengo
	field		Lake
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Marengo Lake to
			Bad River Indian
			Reservation
			Boundary
1p.	Ashland	E. Fork Chippewa	SEG1: T42N R1E
	& Sawyer	River	S17/18 Line to
			Ashland County
			Highway "N" in
			Glidden
			SEG 6: Outlet of
			Barker Lake to
			Confluence with
			Chippewa Flowage
			SEG 3: Outlet of
			Pelican Lake to
			Inlet of Blaisdell
			Lake
			SEG 4: Outlet of
			Blaisdell Lake to
			Inlet of Hunter
			Lake
			SEG 5: Outlet of
			Hunter Lake to
			Inlet of Barker
			Lake
1t.	Barron	Engle Creek	Class I & II Portions
		Hickey Creek	Class I & II Portions
		Red Cedar River	SEG 1: Outlet of
			Red Cedar Lake to
			Inlet of Rice Lake
		Rock Creek	SEG 2: All within
			Barron County
		Upper Pine Creek	Above Dallas
			Flowage
2.	Bayfield	Bark River	All-Class I Portions including
			the waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered at the middle
			of the river mouth
		Big Brook	All
		Cranberry River & Tribs.	All-Class I Portion including the
			waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			V mile semi-circular arc centered at the middle
			of the river mouth.
		East Fork Iron	All-Class I Portion
		River & Tribs.
		East Fork White	All-Class I Portion
		River
		Eighteen Mile Cr.	All-Class I Portion
		& Tribs.
		Fish Creek (Main)	All including the
			waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered
			at the middle of
			the river mouth.
		Long Lake Branch	From below
		& Tribs.	Drummond Lake
			to White River
			All-Class I Portions
		No. Fork Fish	All-Class I & II
		Creek & Tribs.	Portions
		Onion River & Tribs.	All-Class I Portions including the
			waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered
			at the middle of
			the river mouth.
		Pikes Creek &	All-Class I Portion
		Tribs.	including the
			waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered
			at the middle of
			the river mouth.
		Sioux River &	All-Class I & II
		Tribs.	Portions including
			the waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered
			at the middle of
			the river mouth.
		So. Fork White	All-Class I Portion
		River
		Thompson Creek	All-Class I Portion
		Twenty Mile	All-Class I & II
		Creek	Portions
		White River	All-Class I Portion
		Whittlesey Creek & Tribs.	All-Class I Portions including the
			waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered
			at the middle of
			the river mouth.
2d.	Bayfield	Beartrap Creek	SEG 1: Origin to
	& Ash-		Bad River Indian
	land		Reservation
			Boundary
2h.	Bayfield,	West Fork Chip pewa River	SEG 1: Origin
	Ashland		(Outlet of Chip-
	& Sawyer		pewa Lake) to
			Inlet of Day Lake
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Day Lake to Inlet
			of Upper Clam
			Lake
			SEG 3: Outlet of
			Upper Clam Lake
			to Inlet of Lower
			Clam Lake
			SEG 4: Outlet of
			Lower Clam Lake
			to Inlet of Cattail
			Lake
			SEG 5: Outlet of
			Cattail Lake to
			Inlet of Meadow
			Lake
			SEG 6: Outlet of
			Meadow Lake to
			Inlet of Partridge
			Crop Lake
			SEG 7: Outlet of
			Partridge Crop
			Lake to Inlet of
			Moose Lake
			SEG 8: Outlet of
			Moose Lake to
			Sawyer County
			Highway "B"
2p.	Bayfield,	Totagatic River	SEG 1: All
	Sawyer,		portions included
	Wash-		as Wild River
	burn,		under SEG 1 of
	Douglas		par. (b) 5.
	&
	Burnett
			SEG 2: All
			portions included
			as Wild River
			under SEG 2 of
			par. (b) 5., and the
			500 feet immediately downstream
			of the dam in the
			Totagatic Wildlife
			Area in Washburn
			County
			SEG 3: All portions included as
			Wild River under
			SEG 3 of par. (b)
			5., the 500 feet
			immediately
			downstream of the
			dam that forms the
			Colton Flowage,
			and from the end
			of the Wild River
			designation at the
			Douglas/Washburn
			County line to the
			inlet of Minong
			Flowage
			SEG 4: All
			portions included
			as Wild River
			under SEG 4 of
			par. (b) 5.
3.	Burnett	North Fork Clam	County Highway
		River	"H" to Confluence
			with Clam River
		Tributaries to the	All-Class I & II
		N. & S. Forks of	Portions
		the Clam River
4.	Dane	Mt. Vernon Creek	All-Class I Portion
5.	Door	Mink River	All
5m.	Douglas	Amnicon River	SEG 1: Origin
			(Outlet of Amnicon Lake) to Inlet
			of Lyman Lake
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Lyman Lake to
			mouth at Lake
			Superior, including
			the waters of Lake
			Superior within a
			¼ mile semi-circular arc centered
			at the middle of
			the river mouth.
		Moose River	All
		Spruce River	All
		St. Croix River	SEG 1: Outlet of
			Upper St. Croix
			Lake to Inlet of St.
			Croix Flowage
6.	Forest	Allen Creek	All
		Brule Creek	All
		Elvoy Creek	All
		Jones Creek	Class I & II portions
		Otter Creek	All
		(T37N R14E S23,
		North Otter Creek)
6m.	Forest &	Swamp Creek	SEG 1: Outlet of
	Langlade		Lake Lucerne to
			Mole Lake Indian
			Reservation
			Boundary
			SEG 3: All below
			Mole Lake Indian
			Reservation
			Boundary to Con-
			fluence of Wolf
			River
7.	Grant	Little Green River	All
7m.	Iron &	Tyler Forks	SEG 1: Origin in
	Ashland		Iron County to
			Bad River Indian
			Reservation East-
			ern Boundary in
			Ashland County
			SEG 3: From Bad
			River Indian Reservation Southern
			Boundary to Confluence with Bad
			River
		Potato River	SEG 1: Origin to
			Bad River Indian
			Reservation
			Boundary
8.	Iron, Ashland & Price	Flambeau River	SEG 1: Turtle-Flambeau Flowage (Outlet @ Turtle-Flambeau Dam) to Inlet of Upper Park Falls Flowage
9.	LaCrosse	Berge Coulee Creek	All
10.	Langlade	Elton Creek Evergreen Creek Mayking Creek Michelson Creek Mid Branch Embarrass River	Class I Portion All All All Class I Portion
10m.	Lincoln	New Wood River	Origin (T33N R4E S14) to Confluence with Wisconsin River
11.	Marathon	Falstad Creek So. Branch Embarrass River	Class II Portion Class I Portion
12.	Marinette	No. Branch Beaver Creek	Entire River & tributaries
13.	Oneida	Noisy Creek Squirrel River Tomahawk River	Class II Portion Outlet of Squirrel Lake to Confluence with Tomahawk River SEG 2: Outlet of Willow Flowage Dam to Inlet of Lake Nokomis
14.	Pierce	Kinnickinnic River	From Powell Dam to St. Croix River
15.	Polk	Sand Creek & Tribs	All-Class I & II Portions
15e.	Polk & Burnett	Clam River	SEG 1: Outlet of Clam Falls Flow-age to Inlet of Clam Lake SEG 2: Outlet of Lower Clam Lake to Section Line @ T39N R16W S21/22
15m.	Price	Elk River	SEG 1: Headwaters to Inlet of Musser Lake
	Price & Lincoln	Spirit River	Outlet of Spirit Lake to Inlet of Spirit River Flow- age
16.	Price, Rusk & Sawyer	So. Fork Flambeau River	All-Round L. Dam downstream to Jxn with No. Fork Flambeau R.
17.	Richland	Elk Creek	All
18.	Rusk	Devils Creek	All-Class I & II Portions
		Soft Maple Creek	SEG 1: Origin to Rusk County Highway "F"
		So. Fork Main Creek	Class I & II Portions (T35N R3W S28 downstream to T34N R4W S11)
		Swift Creek	Outlet of Island Lake to Inlet of Fireside Lake
19.	Sauk	Otter Creek	From headwaters to southern section line of T11N R6E S33
		Parfrey's Glen	From headwaters to CTH DL
20.	Sawyer	Benson Creek	All-Class I Portion
		Couderay River	SEG 1: Origin at Outlet of Billy Boy Flowage to Inlet of Grimh Flowage (Including Waters within Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation)
		Eddy Creek	All-Class I Portion
		Grindstone Creek	All-Class I Portion
		Knuteson Creek	SEG 1: Outlet of Wise Lake to Inlet of Knuteson Lake SEG 2: Outlet of Knuteson Lake to Inlet of Lake Chetek
		Little Weirgor Creek & Tribs	All-Class I & II Portions
		McDermott Brook	All
		Mosquito Brook	All-Class I Portion
		Teal River	Outlet of Teal Lake to Confluence with West Fork Chippewa River
20m.	Sawyer & Rusk	Thornapple River	SEG 1: Origin to Rusk County Highway "J"
		Chippewa River	SEG 1: Dam at Chippewa Flowage to Inlet of Radis-son Flowage (T38N R7W S13)
21.	Shawano	Middle Br. Embarrass R.	Origin to but not
			including Homme
			Pond
		No. Br. Embarrass	Origin to CTH J
		R.
		So. Br. Embarrass	Origin to but not
		R.	including Tigerton
			Pond
21g.	Taylor & Chippewa	Yellow River	SEG 1: Confluence with South
			Fork Yellow River
			to Inlet of Chequamegon Waters
			Flowage
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Chequamegon
			Waters Flowage (at
			Miller Dam) to
			State Highway
			64/73
21r.	Taylor &	Silver Creek	SEG 1: Origin to
	Price		Westboro Sanitary
			District Outfall
22.	Vilas	Allequash Creek & Springs	Class I & II Portions
		Brule Creek	All
		East Br. Blackjack	All
		Cr.
		Elvoy Creek & Springs	Class I & II Portions
		Manitowish River	SEG 1: Adjacent
			to Dam Road
			Downstream to
			Inlet of Boulder
			Lake
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Boulder Lake to
			Inlet of Island
			Lake
		Mishonagon Creek	Class I & II Portions
		Siphon Creek	All
		Spring Meadow	Class I Portion
		Creek
		Tamarack Creek	All
		Trout River	SEG 1: Outlet of
			Trout Lake to Lac
			Du Flambeau
			Indian Reservation
			Eastern Boundary
22m.	Vilas &	Wisconsin River	SEG 1: Origin
	Oneida		(Outlet of Lac
			Vieux Desert) to
			Inlet of Water-
			smeet Lake
23.	Wash-	Beaver Brook	All-Class I Portion
	burn
		Sawyer Creek	All-Class I & II
			Portions
		So. Fork Bean Brook	All-Class I Portion
		Stuntz Brook	Origin to Confluence with Name-
			kagon River
23m.	Wash-	Bear Creek	SEG 1: Outlet of
	burn &		Kekegama Lake to
	Barron		Inlet of Bear Lake
			SEG 2: Outlet of
			Bear Lake to Inlet
			at Stump Lake
(1m) (a) The following lakes are designated as outstanding resource waters:
1.	Ashland	Bad River Slough
		Kakagon Slough
		Lake Superior within V mile of the shore-
		line of the islands within the Apostle
		Island National Lakeshore
2.	Barron	Bear Lake (T36N R12W S2; also in
		Washburn County)
		Red Cedar Lake
		(also in Washburn County)
		Sand Lake
		Silver Lake
3.	Bayfield	Bark Bay Slough
		Diamond Lake
		Lake Owen
		Lake Superior within V mile of the shore-
		line of the islands within the Apostle
		Island National Lakeshore
		Lower Eau Claire Lake (also in Douglas
		County)
		Middle Eau Claire Lake
		Namekagon Lake
		Pike Chain of Lakes (Pike, Millicent,
		Buskey Bay, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle,
		Flynn and Hildur Lakes)
		Star Lake
		Upper Eau Claire Lake
4.	Burnett	Big Sand Lake
		McKenzie Lake (also in Washburn
		County)
		Middle McKenzie Lake (also in Washburn
		County)
		Sand Lake (T40N R15W S25)
4m.	Chippewa	Chain Lake (also in Rusk County)
5.	Columbia	Crystal Lake (T12N R10E S1)
6.	Douglas	Bardon Lake (Whitefish Lake)
		Bond Lake
		Lake Nebagamon
		Lower Eau Claire Lake (also in Bayfield
		County)
		St. Croix (Gordon) Flowage
		Upper St. Croix Lake
7.	Florence	Edith Lake
		Keyes Lake
		Lost Lake
		Perch Lake
		Riley Lake, South
8.	Forest	Butternut Lake
		Franklin Lake
		Lucerne Lake (Stone)
		Metonga Lake
9.	Iron	Catherine Lake
		Cedar Lake
		Gile Flowage
		Hewitt Lake
		Owl Lake
		Trude Lake
		Turtle-Flambeau Flowage
9m.	Marinette	Caldron Falls Flowage (also in OcontoCounty)
10.	Oconto	Archibald Lake
		Bass Lake (T32N R15E S9)
		Bear Paw Lake
		Boot Lake
		Caldron Falls Flowage (also in Marinette
		County)
		Chain Lake
11.	Oneida	Big Carr Lake
		Clear Lake (T39N R7E S16)
		Little Tomahawk Lake
		Tomahawk Lake
		Two Sisters Lake
		Willow Flowage
12.	Polk	Pipe Lake
13.	Price	Cochran Lake
		Tucker Lake
14.	Rusk	Bass Lake (T34N R9W S16)
		Fish Lake
		Island Chains of Lakes (Chain {also in
		Chippewa County}, Clear, McCann, and
		Island Lakes)
		Three Lakes No. 1 (T36N R9W S25)
15.	St. Croix	Bass Lake (T30N R19W S23)
		Perch Lake
16.	Sauk	Devils Lake
17.	Sawyer	Barker Lake
		Blaisdell Lake
		Evergreen Lake
		Grindstone Lake
		Lac Court Oreilles
		Lake Chippewa (Chippewa Flowage)
		Nelson Lake
		Osgood Lake
		Perch Lake (T42N R6W S25)
		Round Lake (Big Round)
		Sand Lake
		Smith Lake
		Spider Lake
		Teal Lake
		Whitefish Lake
18.	Vilas	Black Oak Lake
		Crab Lake
		Crystal Lake (T41N R7E S27)
		Lac Vieux Desert
		North Twin Lake
		Pallette Lake (Clear)
		Partridge Lake
		Plum Lake
		South Twin Lake
		Star Lake
		Stormy Lake
		Trout Lake
		White Sand Lake (T42N R7E S26)
19.	Walworth	Lulu Lake
20.	Washburn	Bass Lake (T40N R10W S17)
		Bear Lake (T36N R12W S2; also in
		Barron County)
		Long Lake
		McKenzie Lake (also in Burnett County)
		Middle McKenzie Lake (also in Burnett
		County)
		Red Cedar Lake (also in Barron County)
		Shell Lake
		Stone Lake (T39N R10W S24)
21.	Waukesha	Spring Lake (T5N R18E S9)
22.	Waupaca	Graham Lake (Nelson)
		North Lake
23.	Waushara	Gilbert Lake
		Lucerne Lake (Egans)
		Norwegian Lake
		Pine Lake (Springwater)

(2) The waters in sub. (1) and (1m) may not be lowered in quality.

(3) Surface waters, or portions thereof, may be added to, or deleted from, the outstanding resource waters designation through the rule making process under the provisions of ch. 227, Stats., and s. NR 2.03.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 102.10

Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89; am. (1) (d), cr. (1) (e), Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; cr. (1) (f) and (1m), am. (2), Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6-1-93; am. (1m) 6., 9. and 11., cr. (1m) 9m., Register, February, 1998, No. 506, eff. 3-1-98; CR 05-089: am. (1) (d) 8., (f) 2., (1m) 1. and 3. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 05-105: renum. (1) (f) 1. to be 1t. and am., cr. (1) (f) 1d., 1h., 1p., 2d., 2h., 2p., 5m., 6m.,. 7m., 10m., 15e., 15m., 15s., 20m., 21g., 21r., 22m., and 23m., am. (1) (f) 3., 8. 13., 18., 20., 22., and 23., Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; reprinted to correct error in (1) (d) 6. Register March 2008 No. 627; CR 09-123: am. (1) (b) 1., 2., (d) 10., 17., 22., 29., 30., (f) 1d., 2p., 6., 8., 10., 20., 22., 22m., (1m) (a) 2. to 6., 9m., 10., 13., 14., 17., 18., 20., cr. (1) (b) 3. to 5. and (1m) (a) 4m. Register July 2010 No. 655, eff. 8-1-10; renumber of (1m) to (1m) (a) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register July 2010 No. 655.