Sawyer
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Teal River Flowage, in the West Fork Chippewa River Watershed, is a 66.04 acre lake that falls in Sawyer County. This lake is an outstanding/exceptional resource water under NR102 under the Fisheries Program. This 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 Teal River Flowage, T41N, R6W, Section 2,3,11
A soft water, drainage impoundment on the Teal River. Its normal estimated outlet flow of 27.0 cfs. flows into the West Fork of the Chippewa River one and one-half miles downstream. A rock roller-dam structure three-feet high controls the level of this flowage. The dam is owned by the Teal and Lost Land Lakes Improvement Association. The fish population includes muskellunge, walleye, largemouth bass, perch, bullhead, white sucker, bluegill, black crappie, rock bass, and pumpkinseeds. Rooted aquatic vegetation is common along shore. Most of the shoreline is upland hardwood and pine. Extensive tag alder spruce and Cedar swamps are adjacent to the flowage and drain into it. Muskrats are common as well as a number of nesting puddle and diving ducks. There is no private or commercial development on the lake. A town access is located at the dam site. Of the 3.95 miles of frontage, 2.93 miles is in public ownership in Chequamegon National Forest lands.
Surface Acres = 74.7, Maximum Depth = 9 feet, M.P.A. = 25 ppm
Date 1969
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
General Condition
Teal River Flowage (2416900) was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data were clearly below 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use. Chlorophyll sample data were clearly below FAL use listing thresholds and did not exceed REC listing thresholds. This water is meeting these designated uses and is not considered impaired.
Date 2015
Author Ashley Beranek
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
Recommendations
Educate and engage residents
The Town of Spider Lake proposes to develop a Comprehensive Land Use Plan to guide the community in establishing the long range goals, Town ordinances, and the organization of Town Government and citizen groups to protect and enhance the quality of water in our lakes and the natural lake ecosystems.
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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| 2416900 | Teal River Flowage | 10018562 | Teal River Flowage -- Access at SE End Of Lake | 7/30/2010 | 7/30/2010 | Map | Data |
| 2416900 | Teal River Flowage | 583062 | Teal River Flowage - Deep Hole | 7/18/1995 | 11/6/2006 | Map | Data |
| 2416900 | Teal River Flowage | 10005616 | Teal River Flowage | 8/29/2000 | 9/15/2012 | Map | Data |
| 2416900 | Teal River Flowage | 583175 | Teal River Flowage - Deep Hole 2 West Side Of River Near Bridge | 7/27/2004 | 1/1/2015 | Map | Data |
| 2416900 | Teal River Flowage | 584024 | Teal River Flowage - Teal River Flowage | 7/16/1979 | 7/20/1979 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Teal River Flowage 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.