Rooney Lake, Lower Namekagon River Watershed (SC19)
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Rooney Lake, Lower Namekagon River Watershed (SC19)
Rooney Lake (2493100)
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329.47 Acres
Natural Community
Deep Seepage
Year Last Monitored
2024
Good
 
Burnett
Trout Water 
No
Outstanding or Exceptional 
No
Impaired Water 
No

Fish and Aquatic Life

Current Use
Deep Seepage
Attainable Use
Default FAL
Designated Use
Default FAL

Overview

Rooney Lake, in the Lower Namekagon River Watershed, is a 329.47 acre lake that falls in Burnett County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.

Date  2011

Author   Aquatic Biologist

Historical Description

This 322 acre seepage lake has an active lake association and a self-help volunteer has been
collecting water clarity data since 1987. This lake group has also contracted with U. W. Stevens
Point for water chemistry analysis for the past three years. Rooney Lake has a rather sparse
fishery but excellent water quality. A lake management plan stressing the protection of water
quality would be an excellent goal for this lake group.

Date  1992

Author   Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin

Historical Description

Source: 1966, Surface Water Resources of Burnett County Rooney Lake, T40N, R14W, Sections 10, 11, 15 Surface Acres = 330.5, Maximum Depth = 29 feet, M.P.A. = 25 ppm, Secchi Disk = 12 feet A soft water, seepage lake, landlocked and having a fish population composed of northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, bluegill, perch, rock bass, pumpkinseed, bullhead, white sucker and common shiner. Slow-growing bluegill are a management problem. The lakeshore is predominantly upland except for a small area of tag alder and fresh meadow marsh, mostly along the west shore, which provides some habitat for nesting mallards, blue-winged teal, wood ducks, ring-necked ducks and loons. Spring and fall migrant diving ducks also use the lake. The only access is a private one off the town road on the south side. There is 0.04 miles of public frontage which includes three undeveloped platted accesses and an undeveloped platted park. Private development consists of one church camp and 34 cottages and dwellings.

Date  1966

Author   Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin

Natural communities (stream and lake natural communities) represent model results that use predicted flow and temperature based on landscape features and related assumptions. Ranges of flow and temperature associated with specific aquatic life communities (fish, macroinvertebrates) help biologists identify appropriate resource management goals. Wisconsin Natural Communities.
This is the most recent date of monitoring data stored in SWIMS. Additional surveys for fish and habitat may be available subsequent to this date.
Trout Waters are represented by Class I, Class II or Class III waters. These classes have specific ecological characteristics and management actions associated with them. For more information regarding Trout Classifications, see the Fisheries Trout Class Webpages.
Wisconsin has designated many of the state's highest quality waters as Outstanding Resource Waters (ORWs) or Exceptional Resource Waters (ERWs). Waters designated as ORW or ERW are surface waters which provide outstanding recreational opportunities, support valuable fisheries and wildlife habitat, have good water quality, and are not significantly impacted by human activities. ORW and ERW status identifies waters that the State of Wisconsin has determined warrant additional protection from the effects of pollution. These designations are intended to meet federal Clean Water Act obligations requiring Wisconsin to adopt an 'antidegradation' policy that is designed to prevent any lowering of water quality - especially in those waters having significant ecological or cultural value.
A water is polluted or 'impaired' if it does not support full use by humans, wildlife, fish and other aquatic life and it is shown that one or more of the pollutant criteria are not met.
The use the water currently supports. This is not a designation or classification; it is based on the current condition of the water. Information in this column is not designed for, and should not be used for, regulatory purposes.
Deep seepage lake describes the depth and hydrologic charactertistics of the lake. These variables affect the lakes response to watershed variables.
The use that the investigator believes the water could achieve through managing "controllable" sources. Beaver dams, hydroelectric dams, low gradient streams, and naturally occurring low flows are generally not considered controllable. The attainable use may be the same as the current use or it may be higher.
Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.
This is the water classification legally recognized by NR102 and NR104, Wis. Adm. Code. The classification determines water quality criteria and effluent limits. Waters obtain designated uses through classification procedures.
Fish and Aquatic Life - Default Waters do not have a specific use designation subcategory but are considered fishable, swimmable waters.