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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Pike Lake is a soft water drainage lake having slightly alkaline, light brown water of moderate transparency. The principal inlet and outlet stream, the Turtle River, is navigable whereas the second inlet, Weber Creek, affords little or no boating use. The lake is part of the Turtle River drainage and the outlet stream is tributary to Lake of the Falls. Sand is the predominant littoral material (90 percent) with the balance being rubble. The shoreline is predominantly upland (85 percent) with the balance being wetland of the shrub type. Muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, perch, bluegill, black crappie, rock bass, pumpkinseed, bullhead, white sucker, redhorse, and cisco are resident species. Lake trout were planted in 1964 (10,000); however, it appears that this introduction was unsuccessful. Waterfowl make limited to moderate use of this lake on their migrations and it is possible that a limited amount of nesting takes place. There are 24 dwellings, 2 resorts and a trailer court located on the shoreline. Public access of the navigable water type from the landing located on the outlet stream (Turtle River) is available.
Surface Acres = 194.3, S.D.F. = 1.69, Maximum Depth = 80 feet
Source:1970, Surface Water Resources of Iron County,WI:WI-DNR Pike Lake, T43N, R3E, Section 28
Date 1970
Author Aquatic Biologist
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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| 2299900 | Pike Lake | 10034660 | Turtle River - CTH FF Landing | | | Map | Data |
| 2299900 | Pike Lake | 10048165 | Pike Lake - Deep Hole | 6/23/2017 | 6/8/2022 | Map | Data |
| 2299900 | Pike Lake | 10002845 | Pike Lake | 8/29/2000 | 7/21/2021 | Map | Data |
| 2299900 | Pike Lake | 10019468 | Pike Lake/Turtle River -- Lake Of The Falls Access | 6/20/2010 | 11/24/2021 | Map | Data |
| 2297900 | Turtle River | 10034660 | Turtle River - CTH FF Landing | | | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Pike Lake is located in the Flambeau Flowage watershed which is 247.18 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (56.80%), wetland (28.20%) and a mix of open (14.10%) and other uses (0.90%). This watershed has 190.98 stream miles, 10,199.06 lake acres and 43,978.35 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked 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.