Impaired Water - Whitefish Lake (Whitefish Lake)
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
UC20
2392000
799.59
Condition has improved over time; water is not impaired.
Notes
This lake was assessed for phosphorus and algae every two-year cycle from 2012 to 2024; elevated phosphorus was first identified in the 2016 cycle and confirmed in the subsequent cycles.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Impairments
Impairment Unknown
Current Use
Listing Status
Water Delisted
Attainable Use
Priority
Delisted 2024
Designated Use
303(d) ID
2016-273
Listing Date
4/1/2016
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new chlorophyll sample data were clearly below 2018 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and the Fish and Aquatic Life use. Total Phosphorus sample data were not clearly below listing thresholds.
Date
7/13/2017

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data exceed 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use, however chlorophyll data do not exceed REC or FAL thresholds.
Date
8/19/2015

Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; new chlorophyll sample data were clearly below 2022 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and the Fish and Aquatic Life use. Total Phosphorus sample data were not clearly below listing thresholds.
Date
6/1/2021