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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Mcgee Lake, in the Deer Tail Creek Watershed, is a 106.89 acre lake that falls in Rusk County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1971, Surface Water Resources of Rusk County McGee Lake, T35N, R4W, Section 9
A soft water, drainage impoundment on Deer Tail Creek. There is a 10-foot head concrete drop log dam owned by Rusk County at the outlet. The outlet flow is normally about 0.5 cfs. but varies considerably. Northern pike, bluegill, and black crappie are the common fish species. The lake is subject to occasional partial freezeouts of fish. The shoreline is mainly a mixture of marsh and brush swamp, with an area of upland hardwood near the dam. Mallards, wood ducks, and blue-winged teal are all common nesters here, and muskrat are present. Public frontage consists of 0.31 mile of shoreline owned by Rusk County and there is a public access near the dam. There is no private development.
Surface Acres = 71.1, Maximum Depth = 10 feet, M.P.A. = 42 ppm, Secchi disk = 6 feet
Date 1971
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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2224400 | McGee Lake | 10005360 | McGee Lake | 8/29/2000 | 9/15/2012 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
McGee Lake is located in the Deer Tail Creek watershed which is 63.02 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (37.30%), wetland (32.90%) and a mix of agricultural (18.20%) and other uses (11.50%). This watershed has 81.83 stream miles, 164.78 lake acres and 9,252.67 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Not Available for runoff impacts on lakes and Medium for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Medium. 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.