TOWN OF MINONG: Aquatic Plant/Eurasian Water Milfoil Management Plan

The Town of Minong in cooperation with the Kimball Lakes Association will sponsor a project to develop a comprehensive water quality and aquatic plant management plan for the Kimball Lakes. Specific activities to be included in this project include: * watershed delineation and land use maps including identifying major wetland areas, dominant vegetation and soil types * water quality monitoring * analysis of existing and new water quality data to develop an annual lake nutrient budget * evaluation of existing vegetative buffer strips including identification of areas needing improvement * shoreline survey identifying problem areas and erosion, potential nutrient sources * aquatic plan survey and development of an aquatic plant management plan * review of adequacy of local land use and zoning law and their enforcement Information collected will be used to create a comprehensive aquatic plant and water-quality lake management plan including conclusions and recommendations to maintain or improve the condition of the lakes. The management plan will identify best practices lake residents can involve themselves in to protect the future of all three lakes. Much of the information and recommendations put forth in this plan will be presented in a poster format and in a lake magazine distributed to individual lake residents. A comprehensive lake management and aquatic plant management plan will be submitted in both paper and electronic copy to the DNR in addition to copies of the poster and Lake Magazine. Water quality data from Upper Kimball Lake will be added to the Self Help data collected from Middle and Lower Kimball Lakes.

Activities

• Watershed Mapping or Assessment
• Lake Management Plan Development
• Aquatic Plant Management Plan

Final Report and Products

• KIMBALL LAKES MANAGEMENT PLAN [PDF 6 MB]
• Lake Management Plan for Kimball Lakes, Washburn County, Wisconsin