Sauntrys Pocket, Upper St. Croix and Eau Claire Rivers Watershed (SC18)
Sauntrys Pocket, Upper St. Croix and Eau Claire Rivers Watershed (SC18)
Sauntrys Pocket (2495600)
103.39 Acres
Shallow Seepage
2020
Good
 

Overview

Sauntrys Pocket, in the Upper St. Croix and Eau Claire Rivers Watershed, is a 103.38 acre lake that falls in Douglas County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.

Date  2011

Author   Aquatic Biologist

Historical Description

Source: 1973, Surface Water Resources of Douglas County Sauntrys Pocket, T43N, R11W, Section 1, Surface Acres-109.8, Maximum Depth-9 feet, M.P.A.-18 ppm, Secchi Disk = Bottom A soft water seepage lake it is landlocked and surrounded by sandy upland except for a small shrub swamp off the south shore. The water is clear but shallow, and is subject to occasional winterkill conditions. An intermittent flowing outlet once drained north to the Eau Claire River, but for many years has been closed by an earthen dike. The resulting rise in lake level was only about a foot, and permanency in the water table is questionable. Littoral vegetation is moderate in abundance and consists of bulrushes and elodea, with yellow water lily and watershield also present. The bottom material along shore is mostly sand. Sauntrys Pocket has been managed for northern pike, largemouth bass, and panfish. A partial winterkill of record occurred in 1964-65. The present panfish population includes perch, pumpkinseed, bluegill, black crappies, and bullhead. Also present in the lake are white suckers, golden shiners, and creek chubs. With the absence of appreciable amounts of wetlands and aquatic vegetation, waterfowl and furbearer use is small, although a few mallards, teal, and loons nest here. The private development on shore includes one small resort and 13 cottages. The only public frontage on the lake is a Town of Wascott access on the southeast shore.

Date  1973

Author   Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin

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