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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Klaus Lake, in the Little River Watershed, is a 21.81 acre lake that falls in Oconto County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently considered impaired.
Date 2022
Author Ashley Beranek
Historical Description
A hard water seepage lake having slightly alkaline, medium brown water of moderate transparency. The shoreline is 85 percent wetland, of coniferous swamp, and 15 percent upland, consisting of cleared land and mixed hardwoods and conifers. The littoral zone is 80 percent muck, 15 percent sand and 5 percent marl. Waterfowl make limited use of this lake. Information is lacking on the fish population, however, largemouth bass and panfish are probably present. There is no public access. Two dwellings are located on the shoreline. Source: 1977, Surface Water Resources of Oconto County Klaus Lake, T28N, R18E, Section 4 Surface Acres 22.4, Maximum Depth = 50 feet, Secchi Disk = 6 feet
Date 1977
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
Impaired Waters
Klaus Lake was evaluated in the 2022 cycle: phosphorus and chlorophyll levels were above listing thresholds as outlined in 2022 WisCALM. This lake was added to the 2022 Impaired Waters List.
Date 2022
Author Ashley Beranek
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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445800 | Klaus Lake | 433341 | Klaus Lake - Deep Hole | 5/6/1999 | 9/14/2020 | Map | Data |
445800 | Klaus Lake | 10001335 | Klaus Lake | 7/27/1999 | 8/30/2017 | Map | Data |
445700 | Unnamed | 10044698 | Klaus Lake West inlet | | | Map | Data |
445800 | Klaus Lake | 433357 | Klaus Lake - Roadside Swale (To Trib To Klaus Lake) | 2/28/2000 | 2/28/2000 | Map | Data |
445800 | Klaus Lake | 10044698 | Klaus Lake West inlet | | | Map | Data |
445800 | Klaus Lake | 433374 | Klaus Lake - Klaus Lake Culvert Into East Side Of Lake | | | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Klaus Lake is located in the Little River watershed which is 210.34 miĀ². Land use in the watershed is primarily agricultural (40.60%), wetland (31.40%) and a mix of grassland (13.50%) and other uses (14.60%). This watershed has 318.76 stream miles, 2,483.26 lake acres and 36,144.77 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked High 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.