Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 102.11

Current through September 30, 2024

Section NR 102.11 - Exceptional resource waters

(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 NE1/4SW1/4S6 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

(2) The waters identified in sub. (1) may not be lowered in quality except as provided in ch. NR 207.

(3) Surface waters, or portions thereof, may be added to, or deleted from, the exceptional 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 102.11

Cr. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89; cr. (1) (c), Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; cr. (1) (d), Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6-1-93; CR 05-105: renum. (1) (d) 1. to be 1t., cr. 1g., 1r., 15m., 25m., 26c., 26n., 26r., 26w., 31m., 35m., and 38m., am. 29., Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; CR 09-123: am. (1) (b) 1., 5., 12., 15., 16., 23., 27., 33., 34., 37., (d) 5., 8., 15., 17., 28., 34., 39. and 42., cr. (1) (d) 26b. Register July 2010 No. 655, eff. 8-1-10.