Wissota Lake - Chippewa County - Critical Habitat Area Designation
A Critical Habitat Area Study was conducted September 25, 2006 on Lake Wissota, Chippewa County. The designations were based on aquatic plant data collected during July and August 2005 and previous fish surveys.
Lake Wissota is a 6024-acre impoundment of the Chippewa River in southern Chippewa County, Wisconsin. Lake Wissota has a maximum depth of 64 feet and approximately 56 miles of shoreline.
Lake Wissota has a fair diversity of aquatic plant species and an aquatic plant community of average quality compared to other lakes in the state and region. The aquatic plant community in Lake Wissota is characterized by an above average tolerance to disturbance and is close to an undisturbed condition (Heuschele 2006).
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