Marinette
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Town Corner Lake, in the Pike River Watershed, is a 182.12 acre lake that falls in Marinette County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1975, Surface Water Resources of Marinette County Town Corner Lake, T36N, R19E, Section 36
A hard water spring lake having slightly acid, light brown water of moderate transparency. The littoral zone is 90 percent muck and 10 percent sand. The shoreline is 70 percent upland and 30 percent wetland. The outlet stream, Town Corner Creek, flows to the North Branch of the Pike River. Known fish species inhabiting this lake, which is subject to occasional winterkill, include northern pike and perch. Puddle ducks and diving ducks make moderate use of this lake. The Town of Beecher provides public access with parking. There are 18 dwellings located on the shoreline.
Surface Acres-174.7, Secchi Disk-11 feet, Maximum Depth-12 feet
Date 1975
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
General Condition
Town Corner Lake (617900) 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 water is meeting these designated uses and is not considered impaired.
Date 2015
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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| 617900 | Town Corner Lake | 383054 | Town Corner Lake - Deep Hole | 2/10/1976 | 9/10/2024 | Map | Data |
| 617900 | Town Corner Lake | 10018783 | Town Corner Lake -- Access at SE End Of Lake | 7/16/2010 | 6/22/2021 | Map | Data |
| 617900 | Town Corner Lake | 10003832 | Town Corner Lake | 7/27/1999 | 11/19/2021 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Town Corner Lake is located in the Pike River watershed which is 284.74 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (76%), wetland (20.70%) and a mix of grassland (1.90%) and other uses (1.40%). This watershed has 330.07 stream miles, 1,478.51 lake acres and 33,494.56 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Low for runoff impacts on streams, Not Ranked for runoff impacts on lakes and Not Ranked for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Not Ranked. 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.