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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
Brandt Lake, in the Manitowish River Watershed, is a 25.41 acre lake that falls in Iron County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source:1970, Surface Water Resources of Iron County,WI:WI-DNR Brandt Lake, T42N, R4E, Section 10 Surface Acres = 11.0, S.D.F. = 3.23, Maximum Depth = 10 feet A very soft water drainage lake having slightly acid, dark brown water of low transparency. The outlet stream is tributary to the Manitowish River and is navigable, with difficulty, by canoe. Lake is actually an impoundment as a water control structure having a head of approximately four feet is located at the outlet. At the time of survey, the west side of the dike had washed away and the washout was plugged with a beaver dam. The Bureau of Game Management is responsible for maintenance of the water control structure. The entire littoral zone is composed of muck. The immediate shoreline is wetland of the meadow, coniferous and bog type with some shrub. Upland lies in relatively close proximity to thirty percent of the lake basin. No information is available regarding the fishery, but if present may be limited because of possible winterkill. Primarily a waterfowl impoundment used by nesting and migratory waterfowl. Beaver at the time of survey were present. Submergent vegetation is moderate in density with floating and emergent vegetation relatively sparse. There are no developments located on the shoreline. Public access of the wilderness type over Northern Highland State Forest land or that of the navigable water type via the outlet stream and the Manitowish River are possible. Lake is within the confines of the Northern Highland State Forest and its entire shoreline of 1.5 miles is in state ownership.
Date 1970
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.
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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| 2324900 | Brandt Lake | 10002892 | Brandt Lake | 8/29/2000 | 9/21/2017 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Brandt Lake is located in the Manitowish River watershed which is 268.60 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (66.90%), wetland (19.10%) and a mix of open (13.30%) and other uses (0.70%). This watershed has 212.08 stream miles, 22,943.16 lake acres and 33,727.48 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Low for runoff impacts on streams, Low 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.