Clarke Lake, Upper South Fork Jump River Watershed (UC04)
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Clarke Lake, Upper South Fork Jump River Watershed (UC04)
Clarke Lake (2195300)
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12.82 Acres
Natural Community
Deep Headwater
Year Last Monitored
2013
Excellent
 
Taylor
Trout Water 
No
Outstanding or Exceptional 
No
Impaired Water 
No

Fish and Aquatic Life

Current Use
Deep Headwater
Attainable Use
Default FAL
Designated Use
Default FAL

Overview

Clarke Lake, in the Upper South Fork Jump River Watershed, is a 12.82 acre lake that falls in Taylor County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.

Date  2011

Author   Aquatic Biologist

Historical Description

Source: 1970, Surface Water Resources of Taylor County Clarke Lake, T32N, R1E, Section 21

An acid, bog lake located on an intermittent feeder to the Mondeaux River. It is connected to Horseshoe Lake by a six-foot wide, 300-foot long navigable channel. The fish population includes northern pike, largemouth bass, perch, bluegill, black crappie, rock bass, pumpkinseed, black bullheads, and brown bullheads. Shoreline vegetation is predominantly leatherleaf and tamarack, but there are two areas of upland hardwood and one of pasture. The littoral bottom is approximately 70 percent muck, 20 percent sand, and 10 percent rock. Aquatic plants present include, cattail, white and yellow water lilies, water shield, smartweed, coontail, and bladderwort. Migratory waterfowl use is minor, but blue-winged teal and wood ducks use the lakeshore for nesting. Muskrat and beaver use is significant. Public frontage amounts to 0.16 miles of Chequamegon National Forest land located on the northeast shore. There is no private development. Public access is a wilderness type trail over forest land, and by navigable water from Horseshoe Lake.

Surface Acres = 12.3, Maximum Depth = 19 feet, M.P.A. = 8 ppm, Secchi Disk = 4 feet

Date  1970

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.
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Deep headwater lake describes the depth and location of the lake in a watershed. These variables affect the lakes response to watershed variables.
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Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.
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Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.