La Crosse, Trempealeau
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Another of the Trempealeau lakes, located near the Village of Trempealeau. Its clear water is hard, alkaline, and has a low transparency. This drained lake is within the Mississippi River flood plain and at times has many of the same species of fish found in the river. Its basic fishery consists of northern pike, largemouth bass, and panfish with the latter consisting of perch, bluegill, crappie, rock bass, pumpkinseed, and bullhead. The lake has almost annual winterkill conditions depending upon ice and snow conditions. Another use problem is an abundance of aquatic vegetation, including algae. There is public access. Game values include beaver, muskrat, nesting wood ducks, mallard, and teal, and migrant puddle ducks, diving ducks, and coot. Source: 1970, Surface Water Resources of Trempealeau County Round Lake, T18N, R9W, S36 Surface Acres = 40.1, S.D.F. = 1.24, Maximum Depth = 7 feet
Date 1970
Author Aquatic Biologist
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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1676700 | Black River | 10035515 | Black River - Area of Open Water - Area of Open Water | 7/5/2009 | 8/19/2017 | Map | Data |
5025524 | Unnamed | 10033327 | Unnamed | | | Map | Data |
728500 | Round Lake | 10053668 | TREMPEALEAU LAKES LAKE UNIT | | | Map | Data |
5591267 | Unnamed | 10035515 | Black River - Area of Open Water - Area of Open Water | 7/5/2009 | 8/19/2017 | Map | Data |
728500 | Round Lake | 10005945 | Round Lake | 8/29/2000 | 10/3/2016 | Map | Data |
728500 | Round Lake | 10018482 | Mississippi River -- Round Lake -- Access | 10/11/2008 | 8/19/2023 | Map | Data |
5025524 | Unnamed | 10035515 | Black River - Area of Open Water - Area of Open Water | 7/5/2009 | 8/19/2017 | Map | Data |
728500 | Round Lake | 10057130 | Round1 | 5/23/2023 | 10/24/2023 | Map | Data |
1676700 | Black River | 10033327 | Unnamed | | | Map | Data |
5591267 | Unnamed | 10033327 | Unnamed | | | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Round Lake is located in the Lower Black River watershed which is 189.82 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (42%), agricultural (20.30%) and a mix of wetland (13.80%) and other uses (23.70%). This watershed has 383.70 stream miles, 1,042.10 lake acres and 17,676.19 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Available 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.