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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Fratzke Lake, in the White River Watershed, is a 20.13 acre lake that falls in Waushara County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
A small, drained lake that has no inlet but has a navigable outlet. The water source for this lake is from seepage and springs. The outlet of the lake courses east and enters Little Lunch Creek. The littoral bottom materials consist primarily of muck, with very little sand. Approximately 90 percent of the water in this lake basin has depths greater than 20 feet. The lake develops a midsummer upper thermocline at 18 feet. The drainage area of the lake is less than one square mile of primarily wooded land. The lake is classified as a bass--panfish lake and includes largemouth bass, bluegills, black crappie and northern pike. Slow- growing panfish have been reported as a management problem. Two cottages are present on the shoreline, and all the adjoining lands are in private ownership. There is no public access to the lake other than through a navigable outlet. Nesting bluewing teal and wood ducks have been observed in the vicinity of the lake. Source: 1970, Surface Water Resources of Waushara County Lucky (Fratzke) Lake T-18-N, R-10-E, Section 36 Surface Acres = 17.7; S.D.F. = 1.22; Maximum Depth = 45.5 feet
Date 1970
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.
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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| 150600 | Lucky Lake | 10007418 | Lucky Lake | 7/27/1999 | 9/30/2017 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Lucky Lake is located in the White River watershed which is 149.81 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (47%), agricultural (21.20%) and a mix of wetland (20%) and other uses (11.90%). This watershed has 156.65 stream miles, 1,017.38 lake acres and 18,495.17 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked 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.