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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Bulldog Springs, in the West Fork Chippewa River Watershed, is a 6.30 acre springs-lake that falls in Sawyer County. This springs-lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1969, Surface Water Resources of Sawyer County Bulldog Spring, T41N, R6W, Section 10
A spring pond located on a small feeder stream to the Teal River. Its estimated outlet flow is 2.5 cfs. Fish present include brook trout and an abundant minnow population. Beaver have maintained a dam of about three feet in height at the outlet for a considerable length of time. The springs in the pond are located on the extreme upper end, in an area of gravel and sand bottom. The entire pond is in Chequamegon National Forest ownership. There is no public access road, although the upper area of the pond has characteristic limnokrene vegetation and chemical-physical conditions, the lower two-thirds of the beaver flowed area is characteristically deep marsh with aquatic vegetation of cattail, bulrushes and sedges, besides the submergent pond weeds. In addition to beaver, other game assets include nesting mallards and teal, and migratory ducks during the spring and fall.
Surface Acres = 11.1, Maximum Depth = 9 feet, M.P.A. = 56 ppm, Secchi Disk = Bottom
Date 1969
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.
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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| 2416700 | Bulldog Springs | 10005615 | Bulldog Springs | 8/29/2000 | 8/30/2012 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Bulldog Springs is located in the West Fork Chippewa River watershed which is 284.78 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (62%), wetland (33.60%) and a mix of open (4.30%) and other uses (0%). This watershed has 256.71 stream miles, 6,208.10 lake acres and 60,035.54 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Low for runoff impacts on streams, Low 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.