WASHBURN COUNTY LAKES AND RIVERS ASSOCIATION: Baseline Analysis for Potato Lake, Washburn County

The Washburn County Lakes and Rivers Association is sponsoring a project in cooperation with the Potato Lake Association, to conduct a comprehensive lake management planning project involving a study and evaluation of Potato Lake in Washburn County. Project activities include; a review of current lake data, conducting a lake use survey, conducting a watershed land use data review and analysis, conducting a shoreline vegetation survey, conducting a multi-parameter "self-help" lake water quality monitoring survey, conducting an aquatic vegetation identification and density survey, conducting an algae bloom analysis, evaluation of all past and current lake management information and developing a final report listing all grant project activities and results. Specific deliverables for this grant project include: A comprehensive final project report, including a listing of all grant project activities, results, evaluations, and recommendations for future lake management activities. The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with both a paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report. The project results will be disseminated to the public by newsletter(s), public meeting(s), and local newspaper articles.

Activities

• Lake Management Plan Development
• Comprehensive Planning Studies

Final Report and Products

• BASELINE ANALYSIS FOR POTATO LAKE, WASHBURN COUNTY [PDF 5 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Washburn County Lakes and Rivers Association