The project area includes Lily Lake in the southwestern part of the Town of Eaton Brown County, Wisconsin. Lily Lake and the smaller Middle and Third Lakes (Lily Lake System) are the only natural lakes within Brown County. Lily Lake is approximately 43 acres in area with a maximum depth of 21 feet. The entire shoreline is buffered by woodlands and wetlands and contains a county park at its northern end. Lily Lake is described as mesotrophic with a mean summer Secchi reading of about 14 feet. Due to the generally shallow nature of the lake, periodic winterkills of fish have occurred. An aerator is now utilized to increase dissolved oxygen levels during the winter months.

The Town of Eaton proposes to continue their comprehensive lake planning process in this Phase 2 of the project by continuing secchi disc readings and include dissolved oxygen and water chemistry sampling. These results are to be used in the development of a trophic state index value for Lilly Lake. They also plan on conducting an aquatic plant survey within the lake and shoreline to analyze for the presences of aquatic invasive species.

The Town of Eaton proposes to continue their comprehensive lake planning process in this Phase 2 of the project by continuing secchi disc readings and include dissolved oxygen and water chemistry sampling. These results are to be used in the development of a trophic state index value for Lilly Lake. They also plan on conducting an aquatic plant survey within the lake and shoreline to analyze for the presences of aquatic invasive species.

Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment or Inventory