Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10005378
Station Name:
Potato 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
Date sample was analyzed
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 chicks die due to unknown cause?
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 loon eggs in the nest fail to hatch?
Did you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you find another invasive species?
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
FISH LENGTH, TOTAL INCHES
FISH, WHOLE, WET WEIGHT KILOGRAMS
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
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)
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
If eggs failed to hatch, due to predation?
Lake Access - Where did you get on the water or find access to view the lake?
Loon egg predation by
Loon Nest Description (1)
Loon Nest Description (2)
Loon nesting site used: Artificial nesting platform?
MERCURY
Method of Observation
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month loons first departed in fall
Mussel Veliger
Name of plankton sample analyst
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 INDIVIDUALS IN THE SAMPLE
Number of loon chicks on this territory today
Occasional use by non-residents, # loons
Other nesting site (1)
Predation by (1)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Relevant Lake Access Details
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
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 - Number of net tows
SPECIES SEX CODE
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
Visibility
Volume of sample that was analyzed (ml)
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)
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (2)
What type of nesting site was used? (1)
What type of nesting site was used? (2)
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)
Which months or dates?
Wind/Water Conditions
ZEBRA MUSSEL, ADULT
ZEBRA MUSSEL, VELIGER
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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