HORSESHOE LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: Horseshoe Lake Water Quality & Education Project

The Horseshoe Lake Improvement Association is sponsoring a water quality and education project for Horseshoe Lake.

Project deliverables include GIS data & maps of areas monitored, water quality and flow data, bed mapping data, shoreline and woody habitat data, sediment P release report, and a hybrid milfoil treatment report.

Specific project activities include: 1) Tributary and in-lake monitoring; 2) Precipitation monitoring; 3) Shoreline and woody habitat survey; 4) Lake sediment phosphorus release study; 5) AIS education; 6) Fall EWM bed mapping.

Special Conditions: 1) CLMN efforts should not be duplicated, and these data shall be included in the trends analysis and final reporting; 2) Sponsor shall contact DNR immediately if a new AIS is found; 3) All monitoring data shall be entered into SWIMS.

This scope summarizes the project detail provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. The grant sponsor shall submit all data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps and digital images, to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lakes Biologist.

Final Report and Products

• 2016 AIS Surveillance Monitoring End of Season Report - Horseshoe Lake, Barron/Polk Co. [PDF 223 KB]
• Horseshoe Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan Approval Request [PDF 373 KB]
• Horseshoe Lake, Barron and Polk Counties. 2016 Aquatic Plant Management and Lake Management Planning Grant Summary Report [PDF 4 MB]
• Internal Phosphorus Loading and Sediment Phosphorus Fractionation Analysis for Horseshoe Lake, Wisconsin [PDF 1 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Horseshoe Lake Improvement Association
• Alex Smith