Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10012660
Station Name:
Lake Michigan - South Shore 41-011
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
Any animals present to the extent that they make the area unpleasant or block ability to access or use the water?
Approximately how many times have you visited this location in the last 10 years?
Are any materials producing color, odor, or unsightliness to the extent that they make the area unpleasant or block your ability to access or use the water?
Are the characteristics of the water presenting an unsightliness to the extent that they make the area unpleasant or block ability to access, enjoy or use water?
Are you sending photos?
Beaches 5 Year E-coli Assessment Impairment Flag
Did you see any dead animals?
Did you see any invasive species?
Did you see any other things that made the area unpleasant or that blocked your ability to access or use the area?
Do you see any submerged garbage?
E COLI COLILERT QUANTITRAY MPN
Estimate percent of algae present on shoreline
Floating algae: Attached to rocks/stringy?
Floating algae: Blobs of floating material?
Floating algae: Green soupy?
Floating algae: Matted?
Floating algae?
Garbage: Are there medical items?
Garbage: Is there building materials?
Garbage: Is there fishing-related litter?
Garbage: Is there household waste?
Garbage: Is there sewage-related litter?
Garbage: List other shoreline garbage.
Have you previously evaluated this station?
How many years have you lived in the county?
If floating algae present, please describe color
If nuisance animals are present, list type of animal and reason for it being a problem.
If you have previously evaluated this station, have you noticed any changes in aesthetic quality of the water or along the shoreline since your last visit?
If you saw dead animals, list number and type of animals.
If you saw invasive species, what types did you see?
Is there food related litter?
Is there shoreline garbage?
Is there street litter?
Is there visible algae on shore?
List any factors that make this site pleasing or not pleasing.
List visible items of submerged garbage you see.
Odor of water
Other floating material?
Overall, do you find this site aesthetically pleasing?
Percent floating algae?
Percent floating garbage: Building materials
Percent floating garbage: Fishing-related litter
Percent floating garbage: Food-related litter
Percent floating garbage: Household waste
Percent floating garbage: Medical items
Percent floating garbage: Sewage-related litter
Percent floating garbage: street litter
Percent floating garbage?
Person's age:
Person's Gender
Please describe characteristics of the water that are presenting an unsightliness to the extent that they make the area unpleasant or block ability to access, enjoy or use water.
Please describe color, odor, or unsightliness of water.
Please describe photo
Shoreline algae: Attached to rocks/stringy?
Shoreline algae: Blobs of floating material?
Shoreline algae: Green soupy?
Shoreline algae: matted?
Shoreline algae: other
Shoreline algae: What was the color of the algae?
Surface water description: Floating aquatic plants
Surface water description: Foamy
Surface water description: Natural debris
Surface water description: Natural debris jams
Surface water description: Neon green sheen
Surface water description: normal
Surface water description: Oily sheen
TEMPERATURE FIELD
Visible submerged building materials?
Visible submerged fishing-related litter?
Visible submerged food-related litter?
Visible submerged household waste?
Visible submerged medical items?
Visible submerged sewage-related litter?
Visible submerged street litter?
Was floating garbage present making the area unpleasant or blocking your ability to access or use the water?
WATER COLOR (VISUAL)
WATER COLUMN APPEARANCE
Water has algae/decaying plants smell?
Water has chlorine smell?
Water has fishy smell?
Water has musty/wet soil smell?
Water has no smell?
Water has sulfer/rotting eggs smell?
What county do you live in?
While filling out this survey, please describe the most difficult task (if any).
Wind/Water Conditions
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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