Forest, Oneida
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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Julia Lake, in the Eagle River Watershed, is a 404.22 acre lake that falls in Forest and Oneida Counties. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1977, Surface Water Resources of Forest County Julia Lake, T38N, R12E, Sec.6 Surface Acres = 401, Maximum Depth = 47 feet, Secchi Disk = 9 feet.
A soft water drainage lake having slightly acid, clear water of moderate transparency. The inlet stream is drainage from Furbush Lake, while the outlet flows to Virgin Lake in Oneida County. The immediate shoreline is upland (90 percent) of pine and hardwoods with the remaining shoreline wetland of bog, meadow, shrub and conifer. This lake has a fish population of muskellunge, northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye, perch, black crappie, rock bass, pumpkinseed, black bullhead, white sucker and forage fish. There is a moderate growth of submergent vegetation and emergent and floating vegetation are sparse. Shoreline developments include 30 dwellings and an unimproved public boat landing. Of the 6.43 miles of shoreline, 0.96 mile is Nicolet National Forest land.
Date 1977
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
Recommendations
Lake Management Plan Development
Watershed Mapping or Assessment
Monitor Invasive Species
Lake Management Plan Development
Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment, Inventory
Shoreland Monitoring, Assessment or Inventory
Aquatic Plant Monitoring or Survey
Monitor Invasive Species
Lake Management Plan Development
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
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
| Project Name (Click for Details) | Year Started |
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| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Management Planning Project, Phase 2 | 2010 |
| TOWN OF THREE LAKES: Town of Three Lakes Education Prevention & Planning Project | 2008 |
| TOWN OF THREE LAKES: AIS Education, Prevention & Planning Project | 2007 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Management Planning Project, Phase 1 | 2010 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Management Planning Project, Phase 3 | 2011 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Association Inc. 2016 Clean Boats Clean Waters | 2016 |
| Fish Propagation Actions | 2001 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOCIATION: Lake Julia Stewardship Project - Wetland/Watershed Phase | 2002 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Assoc 2017 CBCW | 2017 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Assoc, Inc 2018 CBCW | 2018 |
| LAKE JULIA ASSOC, INC: Lake Julia Assoc, Inc 2021 CBCW | 2021 |
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Monitoring Projects
| WBIC | Official Waterbody Name | Station ID | Station Name | Earliest Fieldwork Date | Latest Fieldwork Date | View Station | View Data |
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| 1614300 | Julia Lake | 213139 | Lake Julia (near Three Lakes) - A Point Of Max Depth | 5/29/1990 | 6/19/2024 | Map | Data |
| 1614300 | Julia Lake | 10002514 | Julia Lake (near Three Lakes) | 7/27/1999 | 6/19/2024 | Map | Data |
| 1614300 | Julia Lake | 10019038 | Julia Lake (near Three Lakes) -- Access at W End Of Lake | 5/26/2007 | 8/29/2024 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Julia Lake is located in the Eagle River watershed which is 181.70 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (55.60%), wetland (28%) and a mix of open (12.90%) and other uses (3.50%). This watershed has 146.13 stream miles, 15,720.03 lake acres and 32,094.84 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked 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.