Vilas County, Wisconsin
UC14
2310400
359.15
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
North Turtle Lake was listed for mercury in fish tissue from cycles 1998 to 2020. This lake was assessed for phosphorus and algae in cycles 2012, 2014, 2020, 2022, and 2024; phosphorus levels in 2020 2022, and 2024 were too high for healthy plant, bug, and fish communities. This lake is on the Impaired Waters List.Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Recreation
Impairments
Impairment Unknown
Current Use
Restricted Recreation
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Recreation
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Recreation
303(d) ID
2020-145
Listing Date
4/1/2020
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2020 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceeded 2020 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Aquatic Life use, and chlorophyll data did not exceed either threshold.
Date
8/22/2019
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceeded 2022 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Aquatic Life use, and chlorophyll data did not exceed either threshold.
Date
4/13/2021
Pollutant
Mercury
Listed For
Impairments
NA
Current Use
Listing Status
Pollutant Removed
Attainable Use
Priority
Delisted 2020
Designated Use
303(d) ID
322
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
This listing was part of a set removed from the impaired waters list due to a change in fish consumption advisory levels in 2001. In 2001 Wisconsin DNR put into effect a statewide fish consumption advisory for mercury due to atmospheric deposition. Most of the lakes removed from the specific fish consumption advisories list in 2001 were not removed from the impaired waters list even though the thresholds had changed. For the 2020 assessment process WDNR requested delisting of 91 waters with residual mercury listings from prior to 2001. This request was approved by US EPA.
Date
9/4/2018