Barron, Burnett, Washburn
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Shallow Lake, in the Yellow River Watershed, is a 100.78 acre lake that falls in Barron, Burnett and Washburn Counties. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1978, Surface Water Resources of Washburn County Shallow Lake, T36, 37N, R13W, Section 6, 31,
A soft water, seepage lake in the southwest corner of Washburn County on the county lines of Burnett and Barron Counties. It has a fishery that includes northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegills. Upland hardwoods on rolling hills surround the lake and little for wetlands is found along the lake. Two small islands at the north end of the basin add irregularity to the lake bottom. It has clear water and a littoral bottom of 55 percent sand, gravel and boulder, and 45 percent muck. Furbearer use is not significant but nesting puddle ducks are common here. Additional waterfowl use the lake regularly during spring and fall migrations. A public access is located at the south end of the lake in Barron County. Public frontage amounts to 0.28 mile which includes the access site and the state-owned island frontage. Private lakeshore development is limited to two cottages.
Surface Acres-91.8, Maximum Depth-30 feet, M.P.A.-20 ppm
Date 1978
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
General Condition
Shallow Lake (1880600) was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus and chlorophyll sample data were clearly below 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use. 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
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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| 1880600 | Shallow Lake | 10020209 | Shallow Lake -- Access | 6/27/2011 | 6/27/2011 | Map | Data |
| 1880600 | Shallow Lake | 664027 | Shallow Lake - Shallow Lake | 7/30/1979 | 7/30/1979 | Map | Data |
| 1880600 | Shallow Lake | 10006772 | Shallow Lake | 9/5/2000 | 10/3/2016 | Map | Data |
| 1880600 | Shallow Lake | 663156 | Shallow Lake - North Basin Deep Hole | 10/7/2001 | 1/1/2015 | Map | Data |
| 1880600 | Shallow Lake | 10015104 | Shallow Lake | 7/18/2011 | 7/18/2011 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Shallow Lake is located in the Yellow River watershed which is 239.35 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily agricultural (38%), forest (28.40%) and a mix of grassland (20.50%) and other uses (13.00%). This watershed has 415.31 stream miles, 2,929.80 lake acres and 11,565.29 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked High 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.