Citizen Lake MonitoringStatus & Trends

Jeff Bode, Jennifer Filbert & Jim Vennie

Lakes & Wetlands - DNR

Self-Help Citizen Lake Monitors

Chemistry & Clarity

1,210 Volunteers

31.bin

Number of Volunteer Monitors

1,210 Active - 2,248 Trained

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1986

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390

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2114

2248

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

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198719871987198719871987

198819881988198819881988

198919891989198919891989

199019901990199019901990

199119911991199119911991

199219921992199219921992

199319931993199319931993

199419941994199419941994

199519951995199519951995

199619961996199619961996

199719971997199719971997

199819981998199819981998

199919991999199919991999

200020002000200020002000

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200220022002200220022002

200320032003200320032003

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NO Rhinelander

NO Spooner

Number of Lakes Monitored

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5

16

10

33

28

37

9

24

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44

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30

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#volssincebeginning

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL1392283043905206287389411049125313981498160317401849199921142248

# new139897686130108110203108204145100105137109150115134

#volssincebeginning

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0

0

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0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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0

0

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0

#volsparticipatingovertime

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL139204237270349381418542563717747693650689706779791744

#volsparticipatingovertime

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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0

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0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#LakesMonOverTime

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE203746525664727294828981778384908881

SC5910131516152120212121171617161413

SE162430424446485055544746454141434140

WC101013182322202731433635272627302823

NO Rhinelander334448589092110160164213225214213209202209209196

NO Spooner28465159688293103103127115126141147176204198190

TOTAL112170198242296322358433467540533523520522547592578543

#LakesMonOverTime

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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 total1,86521355357748- 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

606

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

198619861986198619861986

198719871987198719871987

198819881988198819881988

198919891989198919891989

199019901990199019901990

199119911991199119911991

199219921992199219921992

199319931993199319931993

199419941994199419941994

199519951995199519951995

199619961996199619961996

199719971997199719971997

199819981998199819981998

199919991999199919991999

200020002000200020002000

200120012001200120012001

200220022002200220022002

200320032003200320032003

NE

SC

SE

WC

NO Rhinelander

NO Spooner

Number of Lakes Monitored

20

5

16

10

33

28

37

9

24

10

44

46

46

10

30

13

48

51

52

13

42

18

58

59

56

15

44

23

90

68

64

16

46

22

92

82

72

15

48

20

110

93

72

21

50

27

160

103

94

20

55

31

164

103

82

21

54

43

213

127

89

21

47

36

225

115

81

21

46

35

214

126

77

17

45

27

213

141

83

16

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209

147

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27

202

176

90

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190

#volssincebeginning

STATE198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL1392283043905206287389411049125313981498160317401849199921142248

# new139897686130108110203108204145100105137109150115134

#volssincebeginning

#volsparticipatingovertime

REGION198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003

NE103113133117

SC19251815

SE62595861

WC31383632

NO Rhinelander268286288255

NO Spooner223258258264

TOTAL139204237270349381418542563717747693650689706779791744

#volsparticipatingovertime

0

0

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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 total1,86521355357748- 0130

statewide

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

15,081982,9621,2057855%

1125 Lakes Monitored (1986-2003)

Chart1

18 years

15-17 years

10-14 years

5-9 years

1-4 years

Lakes and Years Self-Help Lake Monitoring

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80

215

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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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592 Lakes Monitored Chemistry/Clarity (2003)

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MonitoringCitizens

Secchi Clarity 1,210

Chemistry 399

Dissolve oxygen 223

Loosestrife 99

Milfoil 230

Zebra Mussel 43

Plants 68

Loon Rangers 24

Citizen Lake Monitoring April 2004

Lake Reports

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Trends in Lake Clarity

# of Lakes Improving /

# of Lakes with Trends

Lake Trends = 466 Stable = 308 Improving = 91

Declining = 67

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Statewide

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

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8,000 Lakes From Space

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Trophic State Index

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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%

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Wisconsin Lakes Trophic State based on satellite data

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Wisconsin Lakes Trophic State based on satellite data

Trophic State

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% of Volunteers monitoring lakes vs. trophic state

529 Lakes

Baseline Lakes - Fisheries Monitoring

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Status (S) & Trends (T)

WI Relies on Citizen Lake Monitoring Data

2,248 Citizens Limnologists - 1,210 Active

1,125 Lakes Monitored & 8,000 Assessed

Information is Valued Locally & Statewide

Enhance Information Management Systems

Control Costs & Administrative Overhead

Engage & Network with Others

Expand & Recognize Network

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