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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Bass Lake T39n R14w S24, in the Shell Lake and Upper Yellow River Watershed, is a 30.62 acre lake that falls in Burnett 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 Burnett County Bass Lake, T39N, R14W, Sections 23, 24
A soft water, seepage lake, landlocked with a fish population of largemouth bass, perch, bluegill, black crappie and common shiner. The littoral zone is approximately 70 percent sand bottomed and 30 percent muck bottomed and has moderately dense stands of pickerelweed, cattail, water lily and pondweed species. The fresh meadow and leatherleaf bog wetland area along the west side of the lake provides excellent habitat for nesting blue-winged teal, mallard and wood duck. Migratory puddle ducks, diving ducks and occasionally geese use the lake during the spring and fall migrations. The only access is a private road on the east side which is frequently used by the public. Public frontage consists of 0.12 miles of Burnett County land and private development amounts to two cottages.
Surface Acres = 31.4, Maximum Depth = 27 feet, M.P.A.= 16 ppm, Secchi Disk = 12 feet
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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2451100 | Bass Lake | 074004 | Bass Lake (3914w24) - Deep Hole | 8/12/1979 | 8/12/1979 | Map | Data |
2451100 | Bass Lake | 10001664 | Bass Lake | 9/5/2000 | 10/3/2016 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Bass Lake is located in the Shell Lake and Upper Yellow River watershed which is 166.67 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (56.10%), agricultural (12.10%) and a mix of grassland (11%) and other uses (20.70%). This watershed has 118.54 stream miles, 5,764.04 lake acres and 9,834.60 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked 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.