Section 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.

(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: - See PDF for table

(1m)  

(a) The following lakes are designated as outstanding resource waters: - See PDF for table

(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 .

History: 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 .

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. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1