The Rock River basin covers over 3,700 square miles and is located in the south-central part of Wisconsin. The basin's natural resources are the legacy of the last period of Wisconsin glaciation. Many Native American tribal peoples lived here…
The Lower Fox River basin is located in northeastern Wisconsin and encompasses the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago. The 638 square mile (1,654 square kilometers) drainage basin is bordered by the Twin Door Kewaunee basin…
Downstream from Eau Claire on the Chippewa River and downstream from Menomonie on the Red Cedar contains more rare species (125) and more native prairie (25% of the state total) than any area of comparable size in Wisconsin. These unique natural…
The Lakeshore basin is a water-rich area sprinkled with an assortment of inland lakes, major rivers and small streams and bounded by the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. The basin completely encompasses the counties of Door, Kewaunee and…
The west branch Sugar River and Mount Vernon Creek watershed is located in southwestern Dane County. The watershed is dominated by agricultural land uses. The Mount Horeb wastewater treatment plant is the only permitted facility discharging…
The Upper Sugar River watershed lies in southwestern Dane County. The only permitted wastewater treatment facility discharging to the stream is in Verona, although a portion of the southwest side of Madison is also in the watershed. The area around…
The Little Sugar River watershed lies in north-central Green County and a very small portion of southern Dane County. Agricultural land uses dominate, especially dairying, cash crops and feeder operations. Two municipal wastewater treatment plants…
The Allen Creek and Middle Sugar River watershed is in northeast Green County, northwest Rock County and south-central Dane County. The dominant land use in the watershed is agriculture, though some low-intensity urban development exists in the…
The Lower Middle Sugar River watershed is located in eastern Green County and a very small portion of Rock County. Agriculture is the predominant land use. Two permitted wastewater treatment facilities discharge to surface water in the watershed:…
The Lower Sugar River watershed in western Rock County and eastern Green County includes the reach of the Sugar River from the dam at Albany downstream to the Wisconsin-Illinois state line. The watershed is intensively agricultural. Three municipal…