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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Upper Kaubashine Lake, in the Upper Tomahawk River Watershed, is a 180.71 acre lake that falls in Oneida County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1966, Surface Water Resources of Oneida County Upper Kaubashine Lake, T38N, R6E, Section 16 Surface Acres = 182.7, S.D.F. = 1.79, Maximum Depth = 57 feet.
A soft water spring lake having alkaline clear water of high transparency. Gravel is the principle littoral material (55 percent) with sand (37 percent) and some rubble, muck and boulders present. Shoreline is predominantly upland (99 percent) with a coniferous the and shrub wetland adjoining a very limited portion of the lake basin. Muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, perch, bluegill, crappie, rock bass, pumpkinseed and sucker are fish species inhabiting this lake. Lake is considered to have a slow growing panfish population. There is no public access. Two resorts and 21 dwellings are located on the shoreline. Mallard and black duck use this lake as a nesting site. Puddle ducks utilize this lake on their fall migration.
Date 1966
Author Surface Water Inventory Of Wisconsin
General Condition
Upper Kaubashine Lake was evaluated in 2020 for phosphorus and algae levels and was found to be in good condition. This lake is on the healthy waters list.
Date 2019
Author Ashley Beranek
General Condition
Upper Kaubashine Lake (WBIC 1535000) was placed on the 303(d) list for mercury in fish tissue in 1998. The specific fish consumption advisory was removed around 2002. This water was proposed for delisting based on the lack of specific consumption advice.
Date 2017
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
Recommendations
County Land and Water Management Plan
Town of Hazelhurst proposes to develop a comprehensive land use plan and implementation strategies to address the land and water issues in the Town. The Town proposes to work closely with Oneida County's lake classification program to create a land use plan that matches appropriate land uses with the specific class of lakes in the watershed.
Monitor Fish Tissue
Confirm FCA: IW listed from pre-year 2000 FCA data
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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| 1535000 | Upper Kaubashine Lake | 10051116 | Upper Kaubashine- North End | 6/1/2018 | 6/29/2023 | Map | Data |
| 1535000 | Upper Kaubashine Lake | 10051118 | Upper Kaubashine - West Basin | 6/1/2018 | 9/8/2018 | Map | Data |
| 1535000 | Upper Kaubashine Lake | 10001457 | Upper Kaubashine | 7/27/1999 | 9/21/2017 | Map | Data |
| 1535000 | Upper Kaubashine Lake | 443280 | Upper Kaubashine Lake - Deep Hole | 8/1/1979 | 8/26/2024 | Map | Data |
| 1535000 | Upper Kaubashine Lake | 10051117 | Upper Kaubashine- South End | 6/1/2018 | 6/29/2023 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Upper Kaubashine Lake is located in the Upper Tomahawk River watershed which is 186.83 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (67%), wetland (16%) and a mix of open (14%) and other uses (3.10%). This watershed has 139.00 stream miles, 17,609.90 lake acres and 20,470.21 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked High for runoff impacts on streams, High 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.