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National Assessment Database

Assessment Data for
Michigan, Brule Watershed (8 Digit USGS Cataloging Unit), Year 2006

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Table Legend: Water Status is GoodWater Status is Threatened Water Status is ImpairedWater Status has not been Assessed

Water Name Assessment Unit ID Location Map State Water Type Water Size Unit Water Status
ALPHA CREEK MI080316A Mastodon Creek confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 4.3 MILES GOOD
ARMSTRONG CREEK MI080316C Brule River confluence u/s to W. Br. Armstrong Creek confluence so as to include Alpha Creek and Mastodon Creek. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 18 MILES GOOD
ARMSTRONG CREEK, W. BR. MI080316D Armstrong Creek confluence u/s to Blue Lake. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 7 MILES GOOD
BASS LAKE MI080318A SW of Iron River, S. of Hagerman Lake. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 96 ACRES GOOD
BRIAR HILL CREEK MI080315I Paint River confluence u/s. Vicinity of Crystal Falls (at Power Plant Road) (46.10830, -88.33993) Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 13.6 MILES GOOD
BRULE LAKE MI080318Y SW of Iron River. In the Ottawa National Forest near the Michigan/Wisconsin state line off W. Brule Lake Road. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 250 ACRES GOOD
BRULE RIVER MI080316B Paint River confluence u/s to Brule Lake. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 45 MILES GOOD
BUCK LAKE MI080316F Southwest of Alpha. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 154 ACRES GOOD
BUSH CREEK MI080314D N B Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 29 MILES GOOD
CABLE LAKE MI080313B Copper Country State Forest. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 333 ACRES IMPAIRED
CAMP LAKE MI080318D 5.5 miles SW of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 101 ACRES GOOD
CHICAGON LAKE MI080315A Vicinity of Chicagon. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 1100 ACRES IMPAIRED
COOK'S RUN MI080314A S. Br. Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 15 MILES GOOD
DUNN CREEK MI080315H Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 12.2 MILES GOOD
FIRE LAKE MI080315K 9 miles NW of Crystal Falls. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 128 ACRES GOOD
FORTUNE LAKE (FIRST LAKE) MI080315N W of Crystal Falls in Bewabic State Park off Rt. 2.. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 199 ACRES GOOD
FORTUNE LAKE (SECOND LAKE) MI080315E Vicinity of Fortune Lake. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 103 ACRES IMPAIRED
GIBSON LAKE MI080312D 9 miles NW of Crystal Falls. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 78 ACRES GOOD
GOLDEN CREEK MI080314B N B Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 7.8 MILES GOOD
GOLDEN LAKE MI080314I 13 mil;es NW of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 285 ACRES GOOD
HAGERMAN LAKE MI080318Z SW of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 584 ACRES GOOD
HEMLOCK RIVER MI080312A Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 43 MILES GOOD
INDIAN LAKE MI080317C 7.5 miles SE of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 196 ACRES GOOD
IRON LAKE MI080317E 3 miles N. of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 396 ACRES GOOD
IRON RIVER MI080317F Stanley Creek confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 19.8 MILES GOOD
IRON RIVER MI080317D Brule River confluence u/s to Sunset Creek confluence. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 9 MILES GOOD
IRON RIVER, S. BR. MI080317A N B Iron River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 7.4 MILES GOOD
JAMES LAKE MI080314Y S. of Elmwood, NW of Basswood. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 212 ACRES GOOD
LAKE EMILY MI080315Y N. of Chicagon. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 320 ACRES IMPAIRED
LITTLE HEMLOCK RIVER MI080312B Hemlock River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 9.3 MILES GOOD
LITTLE SMOKY LAKE MI080318E 14 miles W. of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 78 ACRES GOOD
LONG LAKE MI080315L 6 miles NW of Crystal Falls. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 60 ACRES GOOD
MCGOVERN CREEK MI080316E Brule River confluence u/s Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 3.1 MILES GOOD
MORRISON CREEK MI080314G Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 16 MILES GOOD
NET RIVER MI080313A Wide Waters impoundment upstream. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 11 MILES IMPAIRED
NET RIVER, E. BR. MI080313D Net River confluence upstream. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 32 MILES GOOD
NET RIVER, W. BR. MI080313E Confluence with E. Br. Net River upstream. No Mapping Data MI RIVER 46 MILES GOOD
OLSEN'S CREEK MI080316G Brule River confluence u/s. SE of Iron River. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 4.2 MILES GOOD
OTTAWA LAKE MI080318B West of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 551 ACRES GOOD
PAINT RIVER MI080315D Vicinity of Crystal Falls. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER .5 MILES IMPAIRED
PAINT RIVER MI080314F N B Paint at snowmobile trail (T44N R37N Sec 11), and S B Paint River confluence u/s (46.22756, -88.89593). Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 57.2 MILES GOOD
PAINT RIVER POND MI080315C Brule Dam (NE of Florence, Wisconsin) u/s to the Paint River inlet. No Mapping Data MI RESERVOIR 455 ACRES GOOD
PAINT RIVER, N. BR. MI080314E Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 37 MILES GOOD
PAINT RIVER, S. BR. MI080315F Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 36 MILES GOOD
PENDLETON CREEK MI080318C Brule Lake confluence u/s. At Brule Lake Rd Crossing (46.06768, -88.83497) Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 11.3 MILES GOOD
PORTER CREEK MI080313C From confluence with the Net River u/s to Porter Lake outlet (NW of Amasa). Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 4 MILES GOOD
RAILROAD CREEK MI080312C Hemlock River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 5 MILES GOOD
SILVER CREEK MI080314C Paint River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 8.2 MILES GOOD
STAGER CREEK MI080315G Paint River Pond confluence u/s to Stager Lake. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER 10.3 MILES GOOD
STAGER LAKE MI080316X S.E. of Stager. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 112 ACRES GOOD
STANLEY LAKE MI080317G 4 miles SW of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 310 ACRES GOOD
SUNSET CREEK MI080317B Vicinity of Mineral Hills NW of Iron River. Menominee River confluence u/s. Map Assessed Water MI RIVER .5 MILES GOOD
SUNSET LAKE MI080317X NE of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 545 ACRES IMPAIRED
SWAN LAKE MI080315M 5.5 miles NW of Crystal Falls. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 165 ACRES GOOD
WINSLOW LAKE MI080314H 19 miles NW of Iron River. No Mapping Data MI FRESHWATER LAKE 255 ACRES GOOD

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State Causes of Impairment

Michigan, Brule Watershed

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State Cause Name Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Square Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles)
MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 33.00 7,203.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ESCHERICHIA COLI 1.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment

Michigan, Brule Watershed

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State Source Name Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Square Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles)
ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION - TOXICS 11.00 2,401.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS .50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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