Lincoln
No
No
Yes
Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Pesabic Lake, in the Prairie River Watershed, is a 147.30 acre lake that falls in Lincoln County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1982, Surface Water Resources of Lincoln County Pesobic Lake, T32N, R6E, Sec. 36 Surface Acres = 155.8, Maximum Depth = 11 feet, Secchi Disc = greater than 11 feet.
A very soft water seepage lake having acid, clear water of moderate transparency. The shoreline is 60 percent upland hardwoods and 40 percent coniferous bog wetland. The littoral zone is 60 percent sand, 30 percent muck, and 10 percent gravel. Floating vegetation is moderately dense in some areas of the lake with emergent and submergent vegetation sparse. There are 2 public boat landings, one with parking and one without. The known fish species include northern pike, walleye, perch, largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, black bullhead, and white sucker. There are 59 dwellings on the shoreline.
Date 1982
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
Impaired Waters
Pesabic Lake (1481600) was placed on the impaired waters list for Mercury in fish tissue in 1998. This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus and chlorophyll sample data were clearly below 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use. This lake is considered impaired for Fish Consumption use and meeting REC and FAL uses.
Date 2015
Author Aaron Larson
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
Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
|---|
| 1481600 | Lake Pesobic | 10018996 | Lake Pesobic -- Access | 11/29/2010 | 8/10/2024 | Map | Data |
| 1481600 | Lake Pesobic | 353370 | Lake Pesobic | | | Map | Data |
| 1481600 | Lake Pesobic | 353179 | Lake Pesobic - Deep Hole | 8/11/1986 | 8/24/2024 | Map | Data |
| 1481600 | Lake Pesobic | 10003412 | Lake Pesobic | 7/27/1999 | 3/16/2024 | Map | Data |
|
Watershed Characteristics
Lake Pesobic is located in the Prairie River watershed which is 263.99 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (58.80%), wetland (27.20%) and a mix of grassland (5.80%) and other uses (8.20%). This watershed has 273.14 stream miles, 2,082.78 lake acres and 34,162.59 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Medium for runoff impacts on streams, Medium 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.