Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10005993
Station Name:
Plum Lake - T41 R8E S31
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
Algal Abundance & Type
Appealing Rating of Waterbody Character
Aquatic Plant Density
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
Banded Mystery Snail
Can the species move or is it attached?
Chinese Mystery Snail
Conditions and Local Contacts
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 Angling Pressure in Lake
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 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 you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you collect a sample and bring it to a DNR office? If so, which office?
Did you collect a specimen sample?
Did you collect a specimen sample? (2)
Did you collect a specimen sample? (3)
Did you collect a specimen sample? (4)
Did you find what you suspect are Fishhook Water Fleas in this waterbody?
Did you find what you suspect are Spiny Water Fleas in this waterbody?
Did you monitor all Beaches and Boat Landings?
Did you monitor docks and piers?
Did you monitor perimeter of Whole Lake?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
Did you survey the entire lake?
Did you take a photo?
Did you take a photo? (2)
Did you use rake to extract plant samples?
Did you walk along the shoreline?
Disturbance Rating of Waterbody Character
Does your lake have a lake association?
Ecological Integrity
EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM L.)
FISH LENGTH, TOTAL INCHES
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
Freshwater Jellyfish
General Assessment
Habitat Type
Have you consolidated all of your samples into one composite bottle?
Herbarium or museum where specimen is
How many public landings are on your lake?
How often are you at your lake property?
How was the nest lost? (1)
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
Hydrologic Lake Type
Lake Level Changes
Lake Level Changes - Elevation Change
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
Person who verified occurence
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Recreational Value
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
Second person who verified occurence
Site 1 - Depth of tows
Site 1 - Latitude
Site 1 - Longitude
Site 1 - Number of net tows
Site 1 - Secchi Depth
Site 2 - Depth of tows
Site 2 - Latitude
Site 2 - Longitude
Site 2 - Number of net tows
Site 2 - Secchi Depth
Site 3 - Depth of Tows
Site 3 - Latitude
Site 3 - Longitude
Site 3 - Number of net tows
Site 3 - Secchi Depth
Site Number
Species Name
Species Name (2)
Species Name (3)
Species Name (4)
SPINY WATER FLEA
Swimability
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
Total Volunteer Hours Spent
Trophic State
Visual Assessment
Volume of sample that was analyzed (ml)
Was the aquatic invasive species found live or dead?
Was the specimen confirmed as species?
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
Water Depth
Water Flea Tow Method
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
What type of nesting site was used? (1)
Where did you find the invasive?
Where did you find the invasive? - Latitude
Where did you find the invasive? - Longitude
Where was the invasive species located?
Which aquatic invasive did you find?
Wildlife Observed
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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