Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10003162
Station Name:
Lower Clear Lake
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
Banded Mystery Snail
Chinese Mystery Snail
Cloud Cover
CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED
Date loons first arrived in spring
Date loons first departed in fall
Did loons use your lake as part of their migration route?
Did loons use your lake during the summer?
Did you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you monitor all Beaches and Boat Landings?
Did you monitor docks and piers?
Did you monitor perimeter of Whole Lake?
Did you observe any loons with leg bands?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
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?
Equipment Used
EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM L.)
Fall migration # loons using lake
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
Freshwater Jellyfish
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?
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
Lake Access - Where did you get on the water or find access to view the lake?
Method of Observation
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month loons first departed in fall
Nesting pairs who hatched chicks, # pairs
Nesting territorial loon pairs, # pairs
Non-territorial loons in residence, # loons
Number of Adult Loons on Lake
Number of loon chicks on this territory today
Occasional use by non-residents, # loons
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Relevant Lake Access Details
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
SPINY WATER FLEA
Spring migration # loons using lake
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
Total Paid Hours Spent
Total Volunteer Hours Spent
Visibility
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
Were you able to locate the loon nesting sites?
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
Which months or dates?
Wind/Water Conditions
ZEBRA MUSSEL, ADULT
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments