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Fish and Aquatic Life
Historical Description
Source: 1982, Surface Water Resources of Lincoln County Tug Lake, T33N, R6E, Sec. 35 Surface Acres = 150.8, Maximum Depth = 21 feet, Secchi Disc = 6 feet.
A very soft water drainage lake having slightly acid, light brown water of moderate transparency. The shoreline is 95 percent upland hardwoods and 5 percent coniferous and shrub bog wetland. The littoral zone is 65 percent sand, 20 percent muck, 12 percent gravel and 3 percent rubble. Meadow Creek, a navigable stream, flows through this lake and is tributary to the Prairie River. The known fish population includes muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, perch, largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, black bullhead, brown bullhead and white sucker. Lincoln County maintains a public access with parking. There are 62 dwellings, 1 resort and a public picnic site located along the shoreline. A water control structure owned by Lincoln County holds one head-foot of water.
Date 1982
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
Monitoring Projects
WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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1482400 | Tug Lake | 10019744 | Tug Lake -- Access | 7/20/2022 | 7/20/2022 | Map | Data |
1482400 | Tug Lake | 353102 | Tug Lake - Max Depth | 8/8/1986 | 8/20/2024 | Map | Data |
1482400 | Tug Lake | 10017323 | Tug Lake at Beach | 6/4/2007 | 8/25/2008 | Map | Data |
1482400 | Tug Lake | 10003413 | Tug Lake | 8/19/1992 | 8/23/2022 | Map | Data |
1482400 | Tug Lake | 353368 | Tug Lake - Tug Lake | | | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Tug Lake is located in the Prairie River watershed which is 263.99 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (58.80%), wetland (27.20%) and a mix of grassland (5.80%) and other uses (8.20%). This watershed has 273.14 stream miles, 2,082.78 lake acres and 34,162.59 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Medium for runoff impacts on streams, Medium for runoff impacts on lakes and Low for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Low. This value can be used in ranking the watershed or individual waterbodies for grant funding under state and county programs.However, all waters are affected by diffuse pollutant sources regardless of initial water quality. Applications for specific runoff projects under state or county grant programs may be pursued. For more information, go to surface water program grants.