Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10001529
Station Name:
Atkins Lake
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
# Docks
% Lake Area with Emergent/Floating Aquatic Plants
% Lake Area with Submergent Aquatic Plants
% Shoreline Agriculture
% Shoreline Bare Ground
% Shoreline Development (Residential, Urban)
% Shoreline Forest
% Shoreline Grass
% Shoreline Modifications (Docks, Riprap)
% Shoreline Shrubs
% Shoreline Wetland
Additional Comments about Aquatic Invasives Monitoring
Algal Abundance & Type
Appealing Rating of Waterbody Character
Aquatic Plant Density
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
Conditions and Local Contacts
CONDUCTIVITY FIELD
Date loons first arrived in spring
Date loons first departed in fall
Date of first "Ice Off"
Date of first "Ice On"
Date sample was analyzed
Density of Angling Pressure in Lake
Density of Aquatic Invasive Species (1)
Density of Bridges/Causeways along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Chemical Treatment in Lake
Density of Commercial along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Construction along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Cropland along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Drinking Water Treatment in Lake
Density of Dumping along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Evidence of Fire along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Feedlot along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Fish Stocking in Lake
Density of Hiking Trails along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Industrial Plants along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Liming in Lake
Density of Livestock Use along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Logging along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Macrophyte Control in Lake
Density of Maintained Lawns along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Marinas along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Mines/Quarries along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Odors along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Oil/Gas Wells along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Orchards along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Parks/Campgrounds along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Pasture along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Pipes, Drains along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Poultry along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Power Plants along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Primitive Parks, Camping along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Residences along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Resorts along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Roads along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Sewage Treatment along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Surface Films, Scums, or Slicks along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Trash/Litter along Shoreline or in Catchment
Density of Water Level Fluctuations in Lake
Density of Water Withdrawl along Shoreline or in Catchment
Describe portion of waterbody you can see from your observation point
Describe your observation point
Diameter of zooplankton net opening
Did loons use your lake as part of their migration route?
Did loons use your lake during the summer?
Did you collect a sample and bring it to a DNR office? If so, which office?
Did you look for Asiatic clam (Corbicula)?
Did you look for Banded mystery snails?
Did you look for Brazilian waterweed?
Did you look for Chinese mystery snails?
Did you look for Curly-Leaf Pondweed?
Did you look for Eurasian Water-Milfoil?
Did you look for Faucet Snails?
Did you look for Flowering Rush?
Did you look for Hydrilla?
Did you look for New Zealand Mudsnails?
Did you look for Phragmites?
Did you look for purple loosestrife?
Did you look for Quagga Mussels?
Did you look for Red Swamp Crayfish?
Did you look for Yellow Floating Heart?
Did you look for Zebra Mussels?
Did you survey the entire lake?
Disturbance Rating of Waterbody Character
Does your lake have a lake association?
Ecological Integrity
Fall migration # loons using lake
FISH LENGTH, TOTAL INCHES
FISH, WHOLE, WET WEIGHT KILOGRAMS
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
General Assessment
Have you consolidated all of your samples into one composite bottle?
How many public landings are on your lake?
How often are you at your lake property?
How often were you able to check the lake for loons?
Hydrologic Lake Type
Lake Level Changes
Lake Level Changes - Elevation Change
Latitude of sample
Longitude of sample
Low Elevation Flight Hazards
MERCURY
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month loons first departed in fall
Month of first "Ice Off"
Month of first "Ice On"
Motor Boat Density
Name of plankton sample analyst
Nesting pairs who hatched chicks, # pairs
Nesting territorial loon pairs, # pairs
Non-territorial loons in residence, # loons
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE SAMPLE
Nutrient Sources
Observations (eg accessibility, boating, fishing, swimming, health concerns)
Observer Email
Observer Name (if not already recorded)
Observer Phone Number
Occasional use by non-residents, # loons
Other invasive species found
Outlet Dams
Recreational Value
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
SECCHI DEPTH - FEET
Site 1 - Depth of tows
Site 1 - Latitude
Site 1 - Longitude
Site 1 - Number of net tows
Site 2 - Depth of tows
Site 2 - Latitude
Site 2 - Longitude
Site 2 - Number of net tows
Site 3 - Depth of Tows
Site 3 - Latitude
Site 3 - Longitude
Site 3 - Number of net tows
Site Number
Species Name
SPECIES SEX CODE
SPINY WATER FLEA
Spring migration # loons using lake
Swimability
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
Trophic State
Visual Assessment
Volume of sample that was analyzed (ml)
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
Water Flea Tow Method
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
Where did you find the invasive?
Where did you find the invasive? - Latitude
Where did you find the invasive? - Longitude
Which months or dates?
Wildlife Observed
Year of first "Ice Off"
Year of first "Ice On"
ZEBRA MUSSEL, VELIGER
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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