Cooperators: City of Muskego, Little Muskego Lake Management District, Wind Lake Management District, Town of Rice Lake
Project Chief: William J. Rose
Location: Statewide
Project Number: 9KB26
Period of Project: October 1998–Continuing
Problem
Monitoring miscellaneous, single hydrologic aspects of lakes is needed, but does not warrant establishing separate projects or subprojects. This monitoring is typically narrow in scope, such as flow or loading from a single lake tributary or lake stage, and is usually a prelude to, or follow-up from, a more comprehensive lake study.
Objective
The objective is to collect lake stage, streamflow, stream-water quality, and constituent load data as needed. These lake-related monitoring efforts will be managed and financially tracked in this project.
Approach
Monitoring that fits into this subproject will be done using appropriate standard USGS practices.
Progress (July 2003–June 2004)
Monitoring of flow, phosphorus loading, and suspended-sediment loading to Little Muskego Lake at the mouth of Jewel Creek was discontinued September 30, 2003. Monitoring of flow from Big Muskego Lake continued. Flow in a small tributary with intermittent diversions to Devils Lake was monitored. Water levels in Big Muskego and Wind Lakes were monitored. Five near-lake piezometers were installed and sampled at Desair Lake in Barron County to assess the significance of ground water as a source of phosphorus to the lake.
Plans (July 2004–June 2005)
Monitoring at last year’s sites will continue. An effort will be made to restore funding for the Jewel Creek site in order to resume water, sediment, and phosphorus monitoring. Data will be published in the annual reports “Water Resources Data–Wisconsin” and “Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes.” |
