Trout Streams Within Watershed (DNR, April 2002)

• Class I - High quality trout waters that have sufficient natural reproduction to sustain populations of wild trout, at or near carry capacity.  Consequently, streams in this category require no stocking of hatchery trout.  These streams or stream sections are often small and may contain small or slow-growing trout, especially in the headwaters.

  • Beebe Creek (1.9 miles)

  • Catlin Creek - headwaters to Porcupine Creek (2.2 miles)

  • St. Croix Creek (0.8 miles)

• Class II - Streams in this classification may have some natural reproduction, but not enough to utilize available food and space.  Therefore, stocking is required to maintain a desirable sport fishery.  These streams have good survival and carryover of adult trout, often producing some fish larger than average size.

  • Leo Creek - Town road S10-11 to Upper St. Croix Lake (2.4 miles)

  • Lower Ox Creek - Above Lower Ox Lake to first town road (1.0 miles)

  • Mud Creek (2.2 miles)

  • Park Creek - above pond (1.1 miles)

  • Rock Cut Creek (2.0 miles)

  • Spring Creek/Gordon Creek (2.5 miles)

  • Spring Creek/Smith Creek (2.0 miles)

  • Upper Ox Creek (5.7 miles)

• Class III - These waters are marginal trout habitat with no natural reproduction occurring.  They require annual stocking of trout to provide trout fishing.  Generally, there is no carryover of trout from one year to the next.

  • Eau Claire River (above Eau Claire Flowage)

  • Leo Creek (upstream from Town road S10-11(2.2 miles)

  • Lower Ox Creek - Below Upper Ox Lake (1.7 miles)

  • Park Creek - below pond (0.3 miles)

  • Porcupine Creek (headwaters to confluence with Catlin Creek) (0.5 miles)

ORW Waterbodies Within Watershed (Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 102 pp.10-15)

Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) have the highest value as a resource, excellent water quality, and high quality fisheries. They do not receive wastewater discharges, and point source discharges will not be allowed in the future unless the quality of such a discharge meets or exceeds the quality in the receiving water.

They are defined as lakes or streams having excellent water quality, high recreational and aesthetic value, high quality fishing, and free from point source or non-point source pollution.

• Upper St. Croix Lake

• St. Croix River (from Upper St. Croix Lake to the St. Croix Flowage at Gordon)

• St. Croix Flowage at Gordon

ERW Waterbodies Within Watershed

Exceptional Resource Waters (ERW) are defined as streams exhibiting the same high-quality resource values as outstanding waters, but may be impacted by point source pollution or have the potential for future discharge from a small sewer community.

• Beebe Creek

• Catlin Creek (headwaters to Porcupine Creek)

• St. Croix Creek