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Fish and Aquatic Life
Overview
, in the St. Germain River Watershed, is a 146.52 acre lake that falls in Vilas County. This lake is managed for fishing and swimming and is currently not considered impaired.
Date 2011
Author Aquatic Biologist
Historical Description
Source: 1963, Surface Water Resources of Vilas County Frank Lake, T-41-N, R-7-E, Section 13
Frank Lake is a seepage lake of low fertility. It has slightly alkaline, clear water of high transparency. Bottom materials consist chiefly of sand, with gravel, rock and muck present. The principal species present in Frank Lake are the northern pike, largemouth bass and pan fish. Public access is available by means of a town landing and while there are no public use facilities located on the lake, there are boat rental facilities in the general area. Muskrats are considered to be a significant fur bearer and beaver are known to be present. The lake does produce broods of mallard, bluewing teal and wood duck, as well as broods of hooded mergansers. The lake is used on the spring and fall migration by puddle ducks, diving ducks, coots and Canada geese. Presently, the entire shore line is held in public ownership assuring retention of the excellent aesthetic qualities which this lake possesses.
Area = 141 Surface Acres, Maximum Depth = 24 feet
Date 1963
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
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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| 985900 | Frank Lake | 644019 | Frank Lake - Center | 8/20/1979 | 8/20/1979 | Map | Data |
| 985900 | Frank Lake | 643043 | Frank Lake - Deep Hole | 7/17/1978 | 8/3/2021 | Map | Data |
| 985900 | Frank Lake | 10006620 | Frank Lake | 7/27/1999 | 8/13/2018 | Map | Data |
| 985900 | Frank Lake | 10019898 | Frank Lake -- Access | 9/11/2020 | 9/11/2020 | Map | Data |
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Watershed Characteristics
Frank Lake is located in the St. Germain River watershed which is 70.11 mi². Land use in the watershed is primarily forest (74.60%), open (13.90%) and a mix of wetland (10.70%) and other uses (0.80%). This watershed has 39.57 stream miles, 3,101.31 lake acres and 5,357.65 wetland acres.
Nonpoint Source Characteristics
This watershed is ranked Not Ranked for runoff impacts on streams, Medium 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.