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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Eddy Creek Pond, in the Couderay River Watershed, is a 12.44 acre lake that falls in Sawyer County. 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 Eddy Creek Pond, T38N, R7W, Section 6 Surface Acres = 12.6, Maximum Depth = 5 feet, M.P.A. = 80 ppm, Secchi Disk= bottom a hard water, drainage impoundment on Eddy Creed just upstream from the Couderay River. The water source of the pond is from the spring fed stream flowing into it. It has a seven foot head combination earth and concrete dike, drop-log water control structure, and the estimated normal flow of the outlet is 8.0 cfs. The pond in late summer becomes weedy with an excessive growth of water milfoil and pond weed. The pond is now managed for brook trout after being treated in 1966 for removal of small panfish and minnows. Waterfowl nesting is minimal because of the fishing activity on the pond during the summer. There is no private development and the entire shoreline of 1.32 miles is owned by the Village of Couderay. Above the pond the stream shore is partly owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as part of the Eddy Creek Wildlife Area. A public access is located near the dam site.
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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| 2385900 | Eddy Creek | 10030508 | Eddy Creek 030 (above old Eddy Creek Pond) | | | Map | Data |
| 2386100 | Eddy Creek Pond | 10030508 | Eddy Creek 030 (above old Eddy Creek Pond) | | | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Eddy Creek Pond is located in the Couderay River watershed which is 212.25 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (64.90%), wetland (13.50%) and a mix of open (12.90%) and other uses (8.70%). This watershed has 211.96 stream miles, 18,300.76 lake acres and 14,697.69 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Low for runoff impacts on streams, High 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.