A group that exists to serve as a forum to address
issues affecting the Platte/Little Platte River watershed and to seek impartial solutions that restore, enhance, and protect
this valuable resource.
What is a watershed??
The geographic area that drains surface water, water from rain and melting snow, and
underground water to a shared destination. Because of the connectivity of groundwater, wetlands, rivers, and streams, activities
which affect the water quality, quantity, or rate of movement at one location can affect the waters in other locations of
the watershed.
Where is the Platte/Little Platte watershed?
The Platte/Little Platte watershed is located in the southwest corner of the state
of Wisconsin. It covers over 350 square miles of land in east central Grant county and small portions of southeast Iowa county
and northwest Lafayette county. The watershed is roughly bounded by The Platte/Little Platte watershed is roughly bounded
by the municipalities of Potosi/Tennyson, Lancaster, Fennimore, Montfort, Livingston, Cuba City, Dickeyville and the Mississippi
River and includes the city of Platteville.