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Fish and Aquatic Life
Historical Description
Source: 1963, Surface Water Resources of Chippewa County Long Lake - Town of Sampson T32N, R8W, Sections 8,17,18,19 and 20 T32N, R9W, Sections 13 and 24
A soft water, seepage lake with an outlet, Cedar Creek, to Chain Lake. A two-foot water control structure is maintained on the outlet by the county. Its most abundant fish species include northern pike, walleyes, largemouth bass, bluegills, black crappies and rock bass. Other species present are muskellunge, smallmouth bass, perch, warmouth bass, bullheads, white suckers and longnose gar. There is a five-acre county park at the lake outlet that provides a picnic area and public access. Private development consists of five resorts, a boat rental place, camping facilities at the county park, 95 cottages, three Girl Scout camps and one YMCA camp. Muskrats are common here as well as migratory diving ducks, coot and, occasionally, Canada geese. Waterfowl using the lake area for nesting include mallards, blue-winged teal, wood ducks, mergansers and loon. Public frontage amounts to 0.08 miles, and includes the county park and a 50-foot undeveloped road access in a plat.
Surface Acres = 1, 060. 0, S. D. F. = 3.08, Maximum Depth = 96 feet
Date 1963
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
General Condition
Long Lake was listed in the 2014 cycle for phosphorus and evaluated every two-year cycle from 2014 to 2022. In the 2022 cycle phosphorus levels were low enough to warrant delisting this pollutant. This lake is proposed for the Healthy Waters List.
Date 2022
Author Ashley Beranek
Condition
Wisconsin has over 84,000 miles of streams, 15,000 lakes and milllions of acres of wetlands. Assessing the condition of this vast amount of water is challenging. The state's water monitoring program uses a media-based, cross-program approach to analyze water condition. An updated monitoring strategy (2015-2020) is now available. Compliance with Clean Water Act fishable, swimmable standards are located in the Executive Summary of Water Condition in 2018. See also the 'monitoring and projects' tab.
Reports
Recommendations
Protect Riparian or Shorelands
The Lower Long Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District proposes to promote adoption of its "community shoreland performance standards" by shoreland property owners on Long Lake in Chippewa County.
Easement/Buffer
The West Wisconsin Land Trust proposes to purchase a conservation easement for Lake Protection purposes on an 11.28 acre parcel on Long Lake in Chippewa County. Main project elements include purchase price and associated acquisition costs.
Easement/Buffer
West Wisconson Land Trust seeks funding to assist with purchase of a conservation easement on 215 acres of the Steven Kristo property on Long and Larrabee Lakes in Chippewa County.
Land Acquisition
West Wisconsin Land Trust seeks $158,000 to help fund acquisition of a conservation easement protecting 64.93 acres of property on Herde Lake in Chippewa County.
Land Acquisition
West Wisconsin Land Trust seeks $200,000 to help fund acquisition of a conservation easement protecting 317 acres of the former Camp Chippewa Bay property on Lower Long Lake in Chippewa County.
Land Acquisition
The Lower Long Lake Foundation, Inc. has purchased the 59-acre Playter property on the northeastern shore of Long Lake in Chippewa County. Project involved bargain sale and up-front funding from Chippewa County's Stewardship fund -- funding that will be reimbursed with $50K of the grant award. The property includes 700 ft. of shoreline, and will be maintained for resource protection, lakeshore preservation, environmental education and scientific study.
Management Goals
Wisconsin's Water Quality Standards provide qualitative and quantitative goals for waters that are protective of Fishable, Swimmable conditions [Learn more]. Waters that do not meet water quality standards are considered impaired and restoration actions are planned and carried out until the water is once again fishable and swimmable
Management goals can include creation or implementation of a Total Maximum Daily Load analysis, a Nine Key Element Plan, or other restoration work, education and outreach and more. If specific recommendations exist for this water, they will be displayed below online.
Monitoring
Monitoring the condition of a river, stream, or lake includes gathering physical, chemical, biological, and habitat data. Comprehensive studies often gather all these parameters in great detail, while lighter assessment events will involve sampling physical, chemical and biological data such as macroinvertebrates. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish communities integrate watershed or catchment condition, providing great insight into overall ecosystem health. Chemical and habitat parameters tell researchers more about human induced problems including contaminated runoff, point source dischargers, or habitat issues that foster or limit the potential of aquatic communities to thrive in a given area. Wisconsin's Water Monitoring Strategy was recenty updated.
Grants and Management Projects
Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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| 2351400 | Long Lake | 093069 | Long Lake - Deep Hole (Middle) | | | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10015692 | Long Lake - North Public Landing | | | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 093175 | Long Lake -- Bass Wood Rd. Public Access Boat Landing | | | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10018397 | Long Lake -- Access at End Of 145th | 6/20/2011 | 7/12/2011 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10014958 | Long Lake | | | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 603443 | Sheboygan River - Franklin Impoundment Mid-Channel at N End Of House On W Bank | 5/19/1999 | 5/19/1999 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 999290 | Long Lake - Site 2 | 9/11/1992 | 9/1/1993 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10043794 | Long Lake - Deepest Area - Near Dark Lake | 6/9/2015 | 7/1/2015 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 093123 | Long Lake - Deep Hole-Center Basin | 9/11/1973 | 4/10/2024 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10018589 | Long Lake -- Morris-Erickson County Park Boat Access | 9/15/2006 | 8/21/2023 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10041754 | Long Lake Center Basin near deep hole | 10/13/1994 | 10/13/1994 | Map | Data |
| 2351400 | Long Lake | 10001980 | Long Lake | 8/29/2000 | 9/12/2017 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Long Lake is located in the Holcombe Flowage watershed which is 170.38 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (53.90%), wetland (23.30%) and a mix of open (9.10%) and other uses (13.70%). This watershed has 216.07 stream miles, 6,687.77 lake acres and 19,889.41 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Medium for runoff impacts on lakes and Low for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Low. This value can be used in ranking the watershed or individual waterbodies for grant funding under state and county programs.This water is ranked High Lake for individual Lakes based on runoff problems and the likelihood of success from project implementation.