CHETEK LAKES PROTECTION ASSOCIATION: Chetek Chain of Lakes APM Planning & Water Quality Improvement Program

Chetek Lks Protection Assoc. is sponsoring a project to complete aquatic plant surveys on 5 lakes; initiate watercraft inspection & Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) monitoring on 4 lakes; coordinate AIS information and education activities; monitor in-lake & tributary water quality; include stakeholder participation & planning, resulting in lake management implementation plans.

Project tasks: 1) Early season Curlyleaf pondweed survey & summer point-intercept (PI) surveys of all plants with two sets of vouchers; 2) Review & inclusion of previous water quality & watershed studies; updated lake response monitoring; 3) Water quality goal development; 4) Dissolved oxygen meter purchase; 5) Lake user/sociological survey; 6) Watershed Clean Boats Clean Waters program & data entry; 7) Information and education programs, including shoreline demonstration project with examples of results.

Activities

• Social Survey of Residents or Users
• Data analysis, report production
• Purchase Dissolved Oxygen Meter
• Habitat Restoration - Shoreland
• Watercraft Inspections Clean Boats, Clean Waters

Final Report and Products

• 2012-2017 Aquatic Plant Management Plan for the Chetek Lakes [PDF 6 MB]
• Reports and Graphs for Prairie Lake at North Basin

People/Organizations Involved

• Chetek Lakes Protection Association