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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Augustine Lake, in the East Fork Chippewa River Watershed, is a 171.12 acre lake that falls in Ashland County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1966, Surface Water Resources of Ashland County
Augustine Lake, T43N, R1W, Section 26
Surface Acres = 165.5 Maximum Depth = 10 feet, M.P.A. = 9 ppm,
Secchi Disk = 4 feet
A softwater, seepage lake with an intermittent outlet to a
feeder stream of Willerth Creek. The level of the lake is partially
maintained by an old beaver dam with a height of about 18 inches.
The most common fish are muskellunge, bluegills, and perch.
Largemouth bass, pumpkinseeds, bullheads and suckers are also
present. About 30 percent of the lakeshore is bog. Littoral
vegetation is sparse, probably due to its relatively infertile and
dark stained water. An occasional and unexplained summer fish-kill
has occurred in the muskellunge population, the most recent being
1962. Beaver frequent the lake periodically. A small number of
nesting puddle ducks may also be found here, however the lake's
250 acres of adjoining bog wetlands does not provide a great deal
of suitable habitat for waterfowl. A boat livery is located on the
west side and eleven cottages are scattered along the upland shores
of the east and west sides. Although there are sandy stretches of
beach, the shallowness and stained water detracts from the lake's
desirability for swimming. A town access site is located at the
south end. Ashland County Forest Land touches the bog area in the
northeast corner with a total public frontage of .28 miles. The
outlet stream is often intermittent and maintains a fish population
of minnows.
Date 1966
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
Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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| 2410400 | Augustine Lake | 023124 | Augustine Lake - Deep Hole | 7/31/2000 | 9/27/2024 | Map | Data |
| 2410400 | Augustine Lake | 10019545 | Augustine Lake -- Access | 7/14/2008 | 10/11/2024 | Map | Data |
| 2410400 | Augustine Lake | 10000551 | Augustine Lake | 8/29/2000 | 11/15/2023 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Augustine Lake is located in the East Fork Chippewa River watershed which is 305.16 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (63.90%), wetland (32.70%) and a mix of grassland (1.60%) and other uses (1.70%). This watershed has 310.53 stream miles, 2,431.41 lake acres and 65,073.81 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Low 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.