Project Detail

Citizen Water Level Monitoring - Annabelle Lake - Calibration

Purpose

Citizen volunteers will record lake levels once a week on the same day (e.g. every Monday) at approximately the same time of day under calm conditions. For each monitoring event, a visual reading of the lake level should be recorded on the datasheet and a photograph of the water level on the staff gage should be taken and submitted to the statewide coordinator or uploaded to SWIMS as part of the quality assurance process. Volunteers will enter their field data into the SWIMS database following each survey so that extreme water level changes (> 4/10ft in one week) can be documented as soon as possible. In addition to the water level reading, the bubble levels attached to the staff gage will be checked to verify that the staff gage has not shifted since the previous monitoring activity.

Project Type

Citizen Lake Monitoring

Project Sub Type

Water Level Monitoring - Calibration

Project ID

CLMN-WaterLevMaint-2953800

Year Started

2012

Status

Active

Reports and Documents

Annabelle Lake, Wisconsin

Annabelle Lake Photo, Wisconsin

Annabelle Lake is a 194 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 30 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye. The lake's water is moderately clear.

Activities & Recommendations

Monitor Water Level

Volunteers will enter their field data into the SWIMS database following each survey so that extreme water level changes (> 4/10ft in one week) can be documented as soon as possible. In addition to the water level reading, the bubble levels attached to the staff gage will be checked to verify that the staff gage has not shifted since the previous monitoring activity.

Watershed

Waters

Purpose

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