3rd draft for grant LPL-1219-08

Sauk County through its Land Conservation Department will sponsor a project to evaluate 13 oxbow lakes in the Sauk County portion of the Wisconsin River in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway. This project will sample water quality and fish, and do a qualitative survey of plants to better identify any unique features. The following project deliverables are expected: 1) collect baseline information on the water quality and biota of oxbow lakes with little or no information; 2) identify base flow watershed boundaries and land uses; 3) identify springs and their potential influence in sustaining the oxbows; and 4) develop management options to assist various governmental entities in their efforts to better understand and protect these resources.

Sauk County through its Land Conservation Department will sponsor a project to evaluate 13 oxbow lakes in the Sauk County portion of the Wisconsin River in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway. This project will sample water quality and fish, and do a qualitative survey of plants to better identify any unique features. The following project deliverables are expected: 1) collect baseline information on the water quality and biota of oxbow lakes with little or no information; 2) identify base flow watershed boundaries and land uses; 3) identify springs and their potential influence in sustaining the oxbows; and 4) develop management options to assist various governmental entities in their efforts to better understand and protect these resources.

develop management options to assist various governmental entities in their efforts to better understand and protect these resources. A complete report of findings and results