Marinette, Oconto
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Montanna Lake, in the Little Peshtigo River Watershed, is a 143.30 acre lake that falls in Marinette and Oconto Counties. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1975, Surface Water Resources of Marinette County Montana Lake, T30N, R20E, Section 30 Surface Acres-134.6, Secchi Disk-7 feet, Maximum Depth-28 feet.
A hard water drainage lake having neutral, light brown waterof moderate transparency. The littoral zone is 40 percent silt, 35 percent sand and 25 percent muck. Wetland, consisting of conifers and marsh, occupies 75 percent of the shoreline and the remainder is upland of mixed hardwoods and conifers. Fish species which inhabit this lake include northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. The Town of Pound provides public access with parking. Three dwellings are located on the shoreline. The inlet and outlet are a part of the Little Peshtigo River. Submergent aquatic plants are moderate in density in most of the lake basin.
Date 1975
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
Condition
Wisconsin has over 84,000 miles of streams, 15,000 lakes and milllions of acres of wetlands. Assessing the condition of this vast amount of water is challenging. The state's water monitoring program uses a media-based, cross-program approach to analyze water condition. An updated monitoring strategy (2015-2020) is now available. Compliance with Clean Water Act fishable, swimmable standards are located in the Executive Summary of Water Condition in 2018. See also the 'monitoring and projects' tab.
Reports
Management Goals
Wisconsin's Water Quality Standards provide qualitative and quantitative goals for waters that are protective of Fishable, Swimmable conditions [Learn more]. Waters that do not meet water quality standards are considered impaired and restoration actions are planned and carried out until the water is once again fishable and swimmable
Management goals can include creation or implementation of a Total Maximum Daily Load analysis, a Nine Key Element Plan, or other restoration work, education and outreach and more. If specific recommendations exist for this water, they will be displayed below online.
Monitoring
Monitoring the condition of a river, stream, or lake includes gathering physical, chemical, biological, and habitat data. Comprehensive studies often gather all these parameters in great detail, while lighter assessment events will involve sampling physical, chemical and biological data such as macroinvertebrates. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish communities integrate watershed or catchment condition, providing great insight into overall ecosystem health. Chemical and habitat parameters tell researchers more about human induced problems including contaminated runoff, point source dischargers, or habitat issues that foster or limit the potential of aquatic communities to thrive in a given area. Wisconsin's Water Monitoring Strategy was recenty updated.
Grants and Management Projects
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Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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| 518300 | Montana Lake | 383160 | Montana Lake - Deep Spot | 2/22/1993 | 7/10/2018 | Map | Data |
| 518300 | Montana Lake | 10003724 | Montana Lake | 7/27/1999 | 7/10/2018 | Map | Data |
| 518300 | Montana Lake | 10018977 | Montana Lake -- Access at Fishery Area 12th Rd | 7/23/2010 | 6/25/2021 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Montana Lake is located in the Little Peshtigo River watershed which is 158.43 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily agricultural (34.20%), wetland (26.90%) and a mix of forest (22.80%) and other uses (16.00%). This watershed has 206.41 stream miles, 2,168.89 lake acres and 24,619.22 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Medium for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked for runoff impacts on lakes and High for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of High. This value can be used in ranking the watershed or individual waterbodies for grant funding under state and county programs.This water is ranked High Lake for individual Lakes based on runoff problems and the likelihood of success from project implementation.