DESAIR LAKE RESTORATION, INC.: LMI-Desair Lake Sediment Reduction & Habitat Improvement Project

Desair Lake Restoration, Inc. in partnership with the Barron County Soil and Water Conservation Department will implement a project to reduce sedimentation to Desair Lake by remediating streambank erosion and slowing/infiltrating runoff through a series of management actions that will also improve habitat. These include: 1) grade, stabilize, rock toe, and plant intermittent, high flow tributary streams; 2) design/build erosion control and runoff best management practices (e.g. grass swales, rain garden, and/or shoreline restoration) at the public boat landing; 3) design/build grassed waterway and detention basins at higher elevations in the watershed; 4) restore hydrology to a previously drained 10-acre wetland; and 5) complete lake sediment alum dosing study.

Activities

• Habitat Restoration - Shoreland
• Monitor Paleocore
• Retention Basin - Create or Improve

Final Report and Products

• Alum Dosage Considerations for Lake Desair, Wisconsin [PDF 212 KB]
• Desair Lake 2012 Progress Presentation
• Desair Lake Watershed Henkle Pond Construction 2012 [PDF 6 MB]
• Limnological Dynamics and Phosphorous Budget Analysis for Lake Desair, Wisconsin [WBIC 2104500] [PDF 564 KB]
• Phytoplankton and Phosphorus Dynamics in Lake Desair, Wisconsin, 2014 [WBIC 2104500] [PDF 590 KB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Desair Lake Restoration, Inc.