The Nippersink Watershed Plan & Reports
The original Watershed Plan 1996
A watershed plan for Nippersink Creek was completed in 1996 by the Nippersink Creek Watershed Planning Committee. The Watershed Planning Committee is comprised of a diverse group of landowners, farmers, environmental groups, and business people, with technical assistance provided by various resource agencies and consultants. The 1996 plan provided a summary of watershed history, physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the watershed at that time, and an outline for general watershed protection guidelines, and recommendations for restoration and protection of natural resources throughout the watershed.
The updated Watershed Plan 2008
A Section 319 grant was awarded by the USEPA/IEPA to allow the 1996 Nippersink Creek Watershed Plan to be updated to meet new implementation funding guidelines, as well as to adapt to on-going changes in watershed land uses. This planning process was again overseen by the Nippersink Creek Watershed Planning Committee, a sub-committee of the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The most recent watershed planning effort, the Nippersink Creek Watershed Plan (NCWP), was completed in 2008. The Plan, divided into sections, is posted below.
Watershed Plan Documents 2008
Click on the links below to download a PDF file for each report chapter or map.
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Rec Map= Recommendations Map
Please Note: These are large PDF files and may take a while to download, depending on connection speed.
Rec Map= Recommendations Map
Complete Nippersink Report (55 MB size)
Report Cover/Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Watershed Summary
Chapter 3 - Pollutant Loading Analysis
Chapter 3 - Pollutant Loading Analysis - 2019 Update
Chapter 4 - Watershed Plan Recommendations
Chapter 5 - Lower Nippersink Creek LNC Map LNC Rec Map
Chapter 6 - Glacial Park/Tamarack Farms GPTF Map GPTF Rec Map
Chapter 7 - Wonder Lake WL Map WL Rec Map
Chapter 8 - VanderKarr Creek VC Map VC Rec Map
Chapter 9 - Silver Creek SC Map SC Rec Map
Chapter 10 - Slough Creek SlC Map SlC Rec Map
Chapter 11 - Bailey Woods BW Map BW Rec Map
Chapter 12 - Nippersink Headwaters NH Map NH Rec Map
Chapter 13 - North Branch Nippersink Creek NBNC Map NBNC Rec Map
Chapter 14 - Lower Elizabeth Lake Drain LELD Map LELD Rec Map
Chapter 15 - Hebron Peatlands HP Map HP Rec Map
Chapter 16 - Wisconsin Subwatersheds WiS Map
Chapter 17 - Green Infrastructure Plan GI Map
Chapter 18 - Public Outreach
Chapter 19 - Measuring Success
Chapter 20 - Watershed Plan References
Appendices - 21.1, 21.2.,21.3
Report Cover/Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Watershed Summary
Chapter 3 - Pollutant Loading Analysis
Chapter 3 - Pollutant Loading Analysis - 2019 Update
Chapter 4 - Watershed Plan Recommendations
Chapter 5 - Lower Nippersink Creek LNC Map LNC Rec Map
Chapter 6 - Glacial Park/Tamarack Farms GPTF Map GPTF Rec Map
Chapter 7 - Wonder Lake WL Map WL Rec Map
Chapter 8 - VanderKarr Creek VC Map VC Rec Map
Chapter 9 - Silver Creek SC Map SC Rec Map
Chapter 10 - Slough Creek SlC Map SlC Rec Map
Chapter 11 - Bailey Woods BW Map BW Rec Map
Chapter 12 - Nippersink Headwaters NH Map NH Rec Map
Chapter 13 - North Branch Nippersink Creek NBNC Map NBNC Rec Map
Chapter 14 - Lower Elizabeth Lake Drain LELD Map LELD Rec Map
Chapter 15 - Hebron Peatlands HP Map HP Rec Map
Chapter 16 - Wisconsin Subwatersheds WiS Map
Chapter 17 - Green Infrastructure Plan GI Map
Chapter 18 - Public Outreach
Chapter 19 - Measuring Success
Chapter 20 - Watershed Plan References
Appendices - 21.1, 21.2.,21.3