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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Mccartney Lake, in the Mississippi River Watershed, is a 952.19 acre lake that falls in Grant County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
An extensive drainage-fed backwater of the Mississippi River located five miles southeast of Cassville. Average depth is only about four feet and muck is the primary bottom type. A large stump field is found on the western end of the lake. Largemouth bass, northern pike and panfish dominate the fishery. Carp are abundant. Winterkill is an occasional fishery problem but the area provides excellent habitat for muskrat, beaver, mink, and numerous species of waterfowl. Ice-fishing is a common activity on the lake during the winter months. A total of 326 acres of wetland surround the lake of which 40 percent is deep marsh and 60 percent is timber swamp. The western two-thirds of the lake lies within a wildlife sanctuary, therefore no hunting is allowed there. The Mississippi River supplies navigable water access. The McCartney Boat Landing located on the eastern end of the lake and the Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge also provide 10.3 miles of public frontage. Source:1972, Surface Water Resources of Grant County,WI:WI-DNR McCartney Lake: T2-3N. R4W, Sec. 4, 5, 6, 31, 32 Surface area = 924.0 acres, S.D.F. = 2.41, maximum depth = 10 feet
Date 1972
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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| 721400 | McCartney Lake | 10015683 | Miss River - Bertom Mccartney Hrep Upper Cut St 1 | | | Map | Data |
| 721400 | McCartney Lake | 10022232 | McCartney Lake | 8/1/2001 | 9/2/2016 | Map | Data |
| 7215100 | Bertom Lake | 10018008 | Mississippi River -- Bertom Lake -- Access | 8/6/2007 | 9/30/2013 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
McCartney Lake is located in the Mississippi River watershed which is 110.47 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (37.70%), agricultural (19.50%) and a mix of grassland (18.70%) and other uses (23.90%). This watershed has 270.89 stream miles, 1,746.25 lake acres and 6,037.79 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Low for runoff impacts on streams, Not Available 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.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.