Cedar Lake, East and West Branches Milwaukee River Watershed (MI06)
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Cedar Lake, East and West Branches Milwaukee River Watershed (MI06)
Cedar Lake (42800)
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15.08 Acres
Natural Community
Deep Seepage
Year Last Monitored
2017
Good
 
Fond Du Lac
Trout Water 
No
Outstanding or Exceptional 
No
Impaired Water 
No

Fish and Aquatic Life

Current Use
Deep Seepage
Attainable Use
Default FAL
Designated Use
Default FAL

Overview

Cedar Lake, in the East and West Branches Milwaukee River Watershed, is a 15.08 acre lake that falls in Fond du Lac County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.

Date  2011

Author   Aquatic Biologist

Historical Description

Source: 1969, Surface Water Resources of Fond du Lac County Cedar Lake, T14N, R19E, Section 23 Surface Acres = 18.8, S.D.F. = 1.21, Maximum Depth = 19 feet.

A small alkaline bog lake having no visible inlet and an intermittent outlet which flows to Lake Fifteen Creek. The water is bog-stained and has low transparency. The seepage water source is derived from the adjoining tamarack swamp and surrounding bog. Littoral bottom materials consist primarily of muck (90%), the balance being gravel. The lake has a history of winterkill, with extensive kills occurring in 1956 and 1959. A survey of the fishery in 1963 indicated a very poor fish population. The lake has been stocked with perch, bluegills, largemouth bass and northern pike. Presently, the lake provides good largemouth bass fishing. More than 50 percent of the shoreline is within the Kettle Moraine State Forest, and access is available from a town road, and from a state forest trail which allows for boat launching. The remaining shoreline is under private ownership by a Catholic Youth Organization, which operates a youth camp on the north shore of the lake- the only development on the shoreline.

Date  1969

Author   Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin

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Trout Waters are represented by Class I, Class II or Class III waters. These classes have specific ecological characteristics and management actions associated with them. For more information regarding Trout Classifications, see the Fisheries Trout Class Webpages.
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A water is polluted or 'impaired' if it does not support full use by humans, wildlife, fish and other aquatic life and it is shown that one or more of the pollutant criteria are not met.
The use the water currently supports. This is not a designation or classification; it is based on the current condition of the water. Information in this column is not designed for, and should not be used for, regulatory purposes.
Deep seepage lake describes the depth and hydrologic charactertistics of the lake. These variables affect the lakes response to watershed variables.
The use that the investigator believes the water could achieve through managing "controllable" sources. Beaver dams, hydroelectric dams, low gradient streams, and naturally occurring low flows are generally not considered controllable. The attainable use may be the same as the current use or it may be higher.
Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.
This is the water classification legally recognized by NR102 and NR104, Wis. Adm. Code. The classification determines water quality criteria and effluent limits. Waters obtain designated uses through classification procedures.
Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.