Citizen Lake Monitoring

Status & TrendsJeff Bode, Jennifer Filbert & Jim VennieLakes & Wetlands - DNR

Self-Help Citizen Lake Monitors

Chemistry & Clarity1,210 Volunteers

Number of Volunteer Monitors1,210 Active - 2,248 Trained

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bycounty

COUNTY# LAKESTOTAL ACREAGECoordinatorRegion# LAKES MONITORED

Adams472,309Deb KonkelWCR6

Ashland1575,936Dan RyanNOR-west3

Barron36917,748Dan RyanNOR-west26

Bayfield96222,629Dan RyanNOR-west30

Brown22170Jim Cahow (Lakeshore) / Jim Reyburn (Lower Fox)NER0

Buffalo8196Deb KonkelWCR0

Burnett50931,258Dan RyanNOR-west34

Calumet898Scott Provost (Upper Fox) / Jim Cahow (Lakeshore) / Jim Reyburn (Lower Fox)NER0

Chippewa44920,027Deb KonkelWCR7

Clark321,076Deb KonkelWCR2

Columbia563,095Sue GrahamSCR2

Crawford776,243Sue GrahamSCR0

Dane6321,788Sue GrahamSCR4

Dodge2914,246Sue GrahamSCR2

Door253,254Jim Cahow (Lakeshore)NER2

Douglas43114,113Dan RyanNOR-west12

Dunn203,953Deb KonkelWCR2

Eau Claire202,838Deb KonkelWCR0

Florence2597,259Laura HermanNOR-east7

Fond Du Lac421,655Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER3

Forest82422,531Laura HermanNOR-east17

Grant331,569Sue GrahamSCR0

Green5350Sue GrahamSCR0

Green Lake3617,120Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER3

Iowa15685Sue GrahamSCR1

Iron49429,368Laura HermanNOR-east7

Jackson1355,004Deb KonkelWCR0

Jefferson333,710Sue GrahamSCR3

Juneau5745,950Deb KonkelWCR0

Kenosha343,674Craig HelkerSER7

Kewaunee15251Jim Cahow (Lakeshore)NER2

LaCrosse198,568Deb KonkelWCR0

Lafayette8565Sue GrahamSCR1

Langlade8419,122Laura HermanNOR-east9

Lincoln72915,585Laura HermanNOR-east8

Manitowoc1011,492Jim Cahow (Lakeshore)NER7

Marathon19419,762Deb KonkelWCR0

Marinette44213,735Greg SevenerNER9

Marquette935,736Mary Gansberg (Wolf)/ Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER8

Menominee1284,044Crystal OlsonNER1

Milwaukee41197Craig HelkerSER2

Monroe1193,433Deb KonkelWCR0

Oconto37811,053Greg SevenerNER13

Oneida1,12968,447Laura HermanNOR-east42

Outagamie33213Mary Gansberg (Wolf)NER0

Ozaukee39709John MastersonSER0

Pepin29278Deb KonkelWCR0

Pierce386,016Deb KonkelWCR0

Polk43720,900Dan RyanNOR-west29

Portage13712,215Deb KonkelWCR4

Price38815,048Laura HermanNOR-east14

Racine223,919Craig HelkerSER4

Richland9251Sue GrahamSCR0

Rock7511,159Sue GrahamSCR2

Rusk2507,854Dan RyanNOR-west9

Sauk2810,993Sue GrahamSCR2

Sawyer49556,097Dan RyanNOR-west37

Shawano1348,912Crystal OlsonNER7

Sheboygan722,111John MastersonSER2

St. Croix633,653Deb KonkelWCR3

Taylor2846,183Laura HermanNOR-east1

Trempealeau26409Deb KonkelWCR2

Vernon57256Deb KonkelWCR2

Vilas1,31893,889Laura HermanNOR-east114

Walworth3712,798Heidi BunkSER9

Washburn96431,265Dan RyanNOR-west26

Washington543,080Benjamin BenninghoffSER6

Waukesha11815,137Heidi BunkSER14

Waupaca2407,152Mary Gansberg (Wolf)NER16

Waushara1384,623Mary Gansberg (Wolf) / Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER19

Winnebago30169,755Mary Gansberg (Wolf)/ Scott Provost (Upper Fox) / Jim Reyburn (Lower Fox)NER1

Wood786,245Deb KonkelWCR1

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byregion

REGION# LAKESTOTAL ACREAGE# SELF-HELP VOLS# LAKES MONITORED% OF LAKES MONITORED

SCR43174,65432246%

WCR1,528142,18855403%

NER1,865249,2632141277%

NOR-Rhinelander6,266267,4324322714%

NOR-Spooner4,574207,8003872596%

SER41741,625856315%

Total15,081982,9621,2057845%

byregion

20516103328

37924104446

461030134851

521342185859

561544239068

641646229282

7215482011093

72215027160103

94205531164103

82215443213127

89214736225115

81214635214126

77174527213141

83164126209147

84174127202176

90164330209204

88144128209198

81134023196190

NE

SC

SE

WC

NO Rhinelander

NO Spooner

Number of Lakes Monitored

#volssincebeginning

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL1392283043905206287389411049125313981498160317401849199921142248

# new139897686130108110203108204145100105137109150115134

#volssincebeginning

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#volsparticipatingovertime

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL139204237270349381418542563717747693650689706779791744

#volsparticipatingovertime

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#LakesMonOverTime

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE203746525664727294828981778384908881

SC5910131516152120212121171617161413

SE162430424446485055544746454141434140

WC101013182322202731433635272627302823

NO Rhinelander334448589092110160164213225214213209202209209196

NO Spooner28465159688293103103127115126141147176204198190

TOTAL112170198242296322358433467540533523520522547592578543

#LakesMonOverTime

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bycoordinator

Coordinator# LakesLake AcresVolunteers

SecchiChemTemp/DOPlantsMilfZebraLooseCurly# Lakes Monitored

Benjamin Benninghoff543,0801357113209

Craig Helker977,790271332161016

Crystal Olson12,9567020122404035

Dan Ryan4,574207,8003911127020375500259

Deb Konkel1,528142,188551994110041

Greg Sevener24,788501181000035

Heidi Bunk15527,935451751172034

John Masterson2,820421000003

Laura Herman6,266267,432434166873718716396271

Mary Gansberg25321001017

Scott Provost6419123343040

Sue Graham43174,65432750010024

Total1,21039422172235431026784

NER total1,865213553577480.0130

statewide

# LAKESTOTAL ACREAGE# SELF-HELP VOLS# LAKES MONITORED% OF LAKES MONITORED

15,081982,9621,2057855%

bycounty

COUNTY# LAKESTOTAL ACREAGECoordinatorRegion# LAKES MONITORED

Adams472,309Deb KonkelWCR6

Ashland1575,936Dan RyanNOR-west3

Barron36917,748Dan RyanNOR-west26

Bayfield96222,629Dan RyanNOR-west30

Brown22170Jim Cahow (Lakeshore) / Jim Reyburn (Lower Fox)NER0

Buffalo8196Deb KonkelWCR0

Burnett50931,258Dan RyanNOR-west34

Calumet898Scott Provost (Upper Fox) / Jim Cahow (Lakeshore) / Jim Reyburn (Lower Fox)NER0

Chippewa44920,027Deb KonkelWCR7

Clark321,076Deb KonkelWCR2

Columbia563,095Sue GrahamSCR2

Crawford776,243Sue GrahamSCR0

Dane6321,788Sue GrahamSCR4

Dodge2914,246Sue GrahamSCR2

Door253,254Jim Cahow (Lakeshore)NER2

Douglas43114,113Dan RyanNOR-west12

Dunn203,953Deb KonkelWCR2

Eau Claire202,838Deb KonkelWCR0

Florence2597,259Laura HermanNOR-east7

Fond Du Lac421,655Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER3

Forest82422,531Laura HermanNOR-east17

Grant331,569Sue GrahamSCR0

Green5350Sue GrahamSCR0

Green Lake3617,120Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER3

Iowa15685Sue GrahamSCR1

Iron49429,368Laura HermanNOR-east7

Jackson1355,004Deb KonkelWCR0

Jefferson333,710Sue GrahamSCR3

Juneau5745,950Deb KonkelWCR0

Kenosha343,674Craig HelkerSER7

Kewaunee15251Jim Cahow (Lakeshore)NER2

LaCrosse198,568Deb KonkelWCR0

Lafayette8565Sue GrahamSCR1

Langlade8419,122Laura HermanNOR-east9

Lincoln72915,585Laura HermanNOR-east8

Manitowoc1011,492Jim Cahow (Lakeshore)NER7

Marathon19419,762Deb KonkelWCR0

Marinette44213,735Greg SevenerNER9

Marquette935,736Mary Gansberg (Wolf)/ Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER8

Menominee1284,044Crystal OlsonNER1

Milwaukee41197Craig HelkerSER2

Monroe1193,433Deb KonkelWCR0

Oconto37811,053Greg SevenerNER13

Oneida1,12968,447Laura HermanNOR-east42

Outagamie33213Mary Gansberg (Wolf)NER0

Ozaukee39709John MastersonSER0

Pepin29278Deb KonkelWCR0

Pierce386,016Deb KonkelWCR0

Polk43720,900Dan RyanNOR-west29

Portage13712,215Deb KonkelWCR4

Price38815,048Laura HermanNOR-east14

Racine223,919Craig HelkerSER4

Richland9251Sue GrahamSCR0

Rock7511,159Sue GrahamSCR2

Rusk2507,854Dan RyanNOR-west9

Sauk2810,993Sue GrahamSCR2

Sawyer49556,097Dan RyanNOR-west37

Shawano1348,912Crystal OlsonNER7

Sheboygan722,111John MastersonSER2

St. Croix633,653Deb KonkelWCR3

Taylor2846,183Laura HermanNOR-east1

Trempealeau26409Deb KonkelWCR2

Vernon57256Deb KonkelWCR2

Vilas1,31893,889Laura HermanNOR-east114

Walworth3712,798Heidi BunkSER9

Washburn96431,265Dan RyanNOR-west26

Washington543,080Benjamin BenninghoffSER6

Waukesha11815,137Heidi BunkSER14

Waupaca2407,152Mary Gansberg (Wolf)NER16

Waushara1384,623Mary Gansberg (Wolf) / Scott Provost (Upper Fox)NER19

Winnebago30169,755Mary Gansberg (Wolf)/ Scott Provost (Upper Fox) / Jim Reyburn (Lower Fox)NER1

Wood786,245Deb KonkelWCR1

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byregion

REGION# LAKESTOTAL ACREAGE# SELF-HELP VOLS# LAKES MONITORED% OF LAKES MONITORED

SCR43174,65432246%

WCR1,528142,18855403%

NER1,865249,2632141277%

NOR-Rhinelander6,266267,4324322714%

NOR-Spooner4,574207,8003872596%

SER41741,625856315%

Total15,081982,9621,2057845%

byregion

20516103328

37924104446

461030134851

521342185859

561544239068

641646229282

7215482011093

72215027160103

94205531164103

82215443213127

89214736225115

81214635214126

77174527213141

83164126209147

84174127202176

90164330209204

88144128209198

81134023196190

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SE

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NO Rhinelander

NO Spooner

Number of Lakes Monitored

#volssincebeginning

STATE198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL1392283043905206287389411049125313981498160317401849199921142248

# new139897686130108110203108204145100105137109150115134

#volssincebeginning

#volsparticipatingovertime

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL139204237270349381418542563717747693650689706779791744

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REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE203746525664727294828981778384908881

SC5910131516152120212121171617161413

SE162430424446485055544746454141434140

WC101013182322202731433635272627302823

NO Rhinelander334448589092110160164213225214213209202209209196

NO Spooner28465159688293103103127115126141147176204198190

TOTAL112170198242296322358433467540533523520522547592578543

#LakesMonOverTime

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bycoordinator

Coordinator# LakesLake AcresVolunteers

SecchiChemTemp/DOPlantsMilfZebraLooseCurly# Lakes Monitored

Benjamin Benninghoff543,0801357113209

Craig Helker977,790271332161016

Crystal Olson12,9567020122404035

Dan Ryan4,574207,8003911127020375500259

Deb Konkel1,528142,188551994110041

Greg Sevener24,788501181000035

Heidi Bunk15527,935451751172034

John Masterson2,820421000003

Laura Herman6,266267,432434166873718716396271

Mary Gansberg25321001017

Scott Provost6419123343040

Sue Graham43174,65432750010024

Total1,21039422172235431026784

NER total1,865213553577480.0130

statewide

# LAKESTOTAL ACREAGE# SELF-HELP VOLS# LAKES MONITORED% OF LAKES MONITORED

15,081982,9621,2057855%

1125 Lakes Monitored (1986-2003)

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# lakes that have been in self-help 18 years: 393918 years

# lakes that have been in self-help 15+ years: 1198015-17 years

# lakes that have been in self-help 10+ years: 33421510-14 years

# lakes that have been in self-help 5+ years: 6473135-9 years

# lakes that have been in self-help to date: 11254781-4 years

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11,8211,1318295114142863354/101/129/144/131/592 Lakes Monitored Chemistry/Clarity (2003)

MonitoringCitizensSecchi Clarity 1,210Chemistry 399Dissolve oxygen 223 Loosestrife 99Milfoil 230Zebra Mussel 43Plants 68Loon Rangers 24Citizen Lake Monitoring April 2004

Lake Reports

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Regional Lake Report

Trends in Lake Clarity# of Lakes Improving / # of Lakes with Trends Lake Trends = 466 Stable = 308 Improving = 91 Declining = 67Unknown = 372Total Lakes = 8382/1911/6330/18523/11025/89Statewide

Wisconsin Lake Clarity - Trophic State

Assisted by hundreds of volunteers, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers assess water quality of Wisconsin's lakes from space (1999-2001).

1,125 Lakes Monitored

8,000 Lakes From Space

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Trophic State

# of Lakes of the 6928 assessed

Wisconsin Lakes Trophic State based on satellite data

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Acreage# monitored 2003not monitored# lakespercent

0-243311788118210.2791641993

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50-9910172882912.1833534379

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Acreagetotal assessed by satellite 99-01# not assessed# lakes%

0-24385479671182133%

25-49112110113199%

50-998131682998%

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Total694280321497446%

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Total Lakes

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Lakes Assessed by Satellite vs. Total Lakes > 25 acres

GEO_REGIONAvgOfAvgOfSECCHI_FTMinOfAvgOfSECCHI_FTMaxOfAvgOfSECCHI_FTCountOfAvgOfSECCHI_FTTSI avgTSI minTSI max

CE10.2255434783328184446129

NE11.7706789762250853426721

NW9.2303422274128.5862457729

SE7.63379207380.2522.75307489732

SW5.34428571431.752535536931

CE296144

NE216742

NW297745

SE329748

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Lake Georegion

Trophic State Index

Trophic State of Wisconsin Lakes

# mon by vols% mon by vols

OligoTSI < 309clarity > 25.40%00%Oligotrophic116817%10317.8%

30-40115912.8-25.417%10318%Mesotrophic348950%32656.2%

40-5034896.4-12.750%32656%Eutrophic222232%14925.7%

50-6016283.3-6.323%12421%Hypereutrophic491%20.3%

60-705941.6-3.29%254%total6,928100%580100.0%

70-8045.8 - 1.51%20%0%

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6928100%580100%

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Hypereutrophic

Trophic State

# of Lakes of the 6928 assessed

Wisconsin Lakes Trophic State based on satellite data

Trophic State

Number of lakes of the 6928 assessed

Wisconsin Lakes Trophic State based on satellite data

Trophic State

Number of lakes monitored 2003

% of Volunteers monitoring lakes vs. trophic state

529 LakesBaseline Lakes - Fisheries Monitoring

Status (S) & Trends (T)WI Relies on Citizen Lake Monitoring Data2,248 Citizens Limnologists - 1,210 Active1,125 Lakes Monitored & 8,000 AssessedInformation is Valued Locally & StatewideEnhance Information Management SystemsControl Costs & Administrative OverheadEngage & Network with OthersExpand & Recognize Network