Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10002492
Station Name:
Nelson Lake
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
Additional Comments about Aquatic Invasives Monitoring
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
Banded Mystery Snail
Chinese Mystery Snail
CONDUCTIVITY FIELD
CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED
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 Aquatic Invasive Species (1)
Density of Aquatic Invasive Species (2)
Density of Aquatic Invasive Species (3)
DEPTH OF SAMPLE - FEET
Describe portion of waterbody you can see from your observation point
Describe your observation point
Diameter of zooplankton net opening
Did at least some data collectors monitor in August?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in July?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in June?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in May?
Did loons use your lake as part of their migration route?
Did loons use your lake during the summer?
Did the eggs in the nest fail to hatch? (1)
Did the eggs in the nest fail to hatch? (2)
Did the eggs in the nest fail to hatch? (3)
Did you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you find another invasive species?
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 monitor all Beaches and Boat Landings?
Did you monitor docks and piers?
Did you monitor other locations?
Did you monitor perimeter of Whole Lake?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
Did you snorkel the search sites?
Did you survey the entire lake?
Did you use rake to extract plant samples?
Did you walk along the shoreline?
Did your lake lose any chicks?
Does your lake have a lake association?
EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM L.)
Fall migration # loons using lake
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
Freshwater Jellyfish
Has Ethanol been added to the sample?
Have you consolidated all of your samples into one composite bottle?
How many chicks hatched for the entire lake?, # chicks
How many chicks survived to 4- weeks?, # chicks
How many chicks survived to 8-weeks?, # chicks
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?
How was the nest lost? (1)
How was the nest lost? (3)
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
Ice Duration (Total number of dates frozen, if lake was observed daily)
If you did not snorkel, why not?
If you or past observers have always used another method, describe
Latitude of sample
Longitude of sample
Loon Nest Description (1)
Loon Nest Description (2)
Loon Nest Description (3)
Loon nesting site used: Island
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month loons first departed in fall
Month of first "Ice Off"
Month of first "Ice On"
Name of plankton sample analyst
Nesting pairs who hatched chicks, # pairs
Nesting territorial loon pairs, # pairs
Non-territorial loons in residence, # loons
Occasional use by non-residents, # loons
Other nesting site (1)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
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 Name (2)
Species Name (2)
Species Name (3)
SPINY WATER FLEA
Spring migration # loons using lake
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
Total nests on lake (1)
Total Paid Hours Spent
Total Volunteer Hours Spent
Volume of sample that was analyzed (ml)
Was the specimen confirmed as species?
Was the specimen confirmed as species? (2)
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
Water Flea Tow Method
Were you able to locate the loon nesting sites?
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (2)
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (3)
What type of nesting site was used? (1)
What type of nesting site was used? (2)
What type of nesting site was used? (3)
What type of ownership is the land where the loon nest is located?
What type of ownership is the land where the nest is located? (1)
What type of ownership is the land where the nest is located? (2)
What type of ownership is the land where the nest is located? (3)
Which months or dates?
Year of first "Ice Off"
Year of first "Ice On"
ZEBRA MUSSEL, ADULT
ZEBRA MUSSEL, VELIGER
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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