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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
A short navigable channel connects these soft water drainage lakes. A drainage lake has both an inlet and outlet where the main water source is stream drainage. A privately owned 12 foot rock fill dam at the outlet of Clear Lake maintains present water levels. These small lakes are heavily developed and the lakeshore residents have organized into a combined lake association.
Comprehensive water quality data is lacking for these lakes. Self-help monitoring and a lakes planning grant would greatly benefit these lakes by assisting in the gathering of water quality data (Ryan).
Date 1999
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Esadore Lake soft water, drainage lake connected to Clear Lake by a navigable channel. Fish present are northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, perch, bluegill, black crappie, rock bass, pumpkinseed, black, brown, and yellow bullheads, and white suckers. A stunted panfish population and organic nutrient enrichment are some management problems with this lake. The vegetation along the shoreline is about 80 percent upland hardwood, and 20 percent upland conifer and grass. The littoral zone is mostly sand and gravel with a few scattered areas of muck. There is an abundance of aquatic plant life with at least ten species of plants being represented. Migratory waterfowl use is minor, but some use is made of the lakeshore by nesting blue-winged teal and wood ducks. Muskrat use is significant but beaver are absent. Public access is gained from town roads crossing the inlet and outlet. There is no public frontage. Private development consists of 57 cottages and one boat livery.
Source: 1970, Surface Water Resources of Taylor County Esadore Lake, T31N, R1W, Section 1 Surface Acres = 45.6, Maximum Depth = 36 feet, M.P.A. = 10 ppm, Secchi Disk = 6 feet.
Date 1970
Author Aquatic Biologist
General Condition
Esadore Lake (1764000) was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data were clearly below 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use. Chlorophyll sample data were clearly below FAL use listing thresholds and did not exceed REC listing thresholds. 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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| 1764000 | Esadore Lake | 613187 | Lake Esadore - Deep Hole | 8/5/2001 | 10/21/2024 | Map | Data |
| 1764000 | Esadore Lake | 10020350 | Washington Flowage -- Boat Ramp | | | Map | Data |
| 1764000 | Esadore Lake | 10039983 | Esadore Lake - Boat Access | 5/5/2013 | 7/14/2019 | Map | Data |
| 1764000 | Esadore Lake | 10005853 | Esadore Lake | 8/29/2000 | 7/3/2019 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Esadore Lake is located in the Black and Little Black Rivers watershed which is 160.81 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily wetland (32.40%), forest (30.10%) and a mix of agricultural (24.40%) and other uses (13.10%). This watershed has 211.97 stream miles, 505.95 lake acres and 23,424.34 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Low for runoff impacts on streams, Not Available for runoff impacts on lakes and Medium for runoff impacts on groundwater and therefore has an overall rank of Medium. 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.