LOWER TURTLE LAKE MGT DISTRICT: Lower Turtle Lake Comprehensive Managment Plan

The Lower Turtle Lake Management District will conduct studies and develop a management plan for Lower Turtle Lake in Barron County.

Specifically, 1) Conduct one year of in-lake TSI water quality monitoring. 2) Collect runoff samples from two tributary locations. 3) Conduct a photographic inventory of shoreland habitat and a wildlife survey. 4) Map and characterize watershed landuse including identifying areas of high erosion and calculate a lake phosphorus budget. 5) Complete an aquatic plant survey and management plan. 6) Produce an information and education program. 7) Conduct a sociological study of lakeshore residents.

Activities

• Information and Education
• Social Survey of Residents or Users
• Comprehensive Planning Studies
• Lake Management Plan Development
• Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey

Final Report and Products

• Aquatic Macrophyte Survey for Lower Turtle Lake [PDF 3 MB]
• LOWER TURTLE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN [PDF 7 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Lower Turtle Lake Management District