Lake Management Plan
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6.3 Pelican River Minor Watersheds
The Pelican River watershed is composed of three minor watersheds that all flow into Little Pelican Lake. The major contributing watershed is the Pelican River that flows from lakes Sallie and Melissa. The minor watersheds include a stream from Lakes Eunice and Maud and a stream originating at a marsh near the Vergas Trails. The north and west streams have a sandy bottom with few aquatic weeds.
Fig 6.7 Pelican River watershed Pelican River watershed 56008 highlighted in orange.
Pelican River watershed 56008 is mostly open water containing lakes Melissa and Sallie. Agriculture and deciduous forest accounts for the largest portions of land use.
Fig 6.8 Pelican River watershed 56008 landuse.
Pelican River 56008 |
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| UNIT | Acres |
Percentage |
| Open water | 3975.09 |
42.57 |
| Low intensity residential | 89.64 |
0.96 |
| High intensity residential | 11.12 |
0.12 |
| Commercial/industrial/transportation | 90.30 |
0.97 |
| Mining/gravel pits | 33.81 |
0.36 |
| Transitional | 5.12 |
0.05 |
| Decidious forest | 1795.82 |
19.23 |
| Evergreen forest | 16.46 |
0.18 |
| Mixed forest | 6.90 |
0.07 |
| Shrublands | 0.45 |
0.00 |
| Pasture / hay | 1246.89 |
13.35 |
| Row crops | 707.74 |
7.58 |
| Small grains | 273.13 |
2.92 |
| Urban / recreational grasses | 203.96 |
2.18 |
| Forested wetlands | 171.04 |
1.83 |
| Emergent herbaceous wetlands | 463.52 |
4.96 |
| Lake homes and other rural dev. (1990s) | 170.60 |
1.83 |
| Rural farmsteads (1990s) | 54.94 |
0.59 |
| Bog/Marsh/Fen (1990s) | 21.35 |
0.23 |
| Spruce/fir in wetlands | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| TOTAL | 17,586.11 |
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Pelican River watershed 56077 consists of deciduous forests, agriculture and wetlands.
Fig 6.9 Pelican River watershed Pelican River watershed 56077 highlighted in orange.
Fig 6.10 Pelican River watershed 56077 landuse.
Pelican River 56077 |
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| UNIT | Acres |
Percentage |
| Open water | 819.40 |
12.31 |
| Low intensity residential | 22.46 |
0.34 |
| High intensity residential | 2.00 |
0.03 |
| Commercial/industrial/transportation | 2.00 |
0.03 |
| Mining/gravel pits | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Transitional | 2.00 |
0.03 |
| Decidious forest | 2556.94 |
38.41 |
| Evergreen forest | 6.01 |
0.09 |
| Mixed forest | 5.56 |
0.08 |
| Shrublands | 0.22 |
0.00 |
| Pasture / hay | 1405.69 |
21.12 |
| Row crops | 600.53 |
9.02 |
| Small grains | 120.11 |
1.80 |
| Urban / recreational grasses | 1.11 |
0.02 |
| Forested wetlands | 418.59 |
6.29 |
| Emergent herbaceous wetlands | 506.23 |
7.61 |
| Lake homes and other rural dev. (1990s) | 62.50 |
0.94 |
| Rural farmsteads (1990s) | 43.37 |
0.65 |
| Bog/Marsh/Fen (1990s) | 81.63 |
1.23 |
| Spruce/fir in wetlands | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| TOTAL | 6,656.36 |
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Pelican River watershed 56079 consists of mostly agriculture, open water, and wetlands.
Fig 6.11 Pelican River watershed Pelican River watershed 56079 highlighted in orange.
Fig 6.12 Pelican River watershed 56079 landuse.
Pelican River 56079 |
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| UNIT | Acres |
Percentage |
| Open water | 1895.24 |
12.31 |
| Low intensity residential | 10.45 |
0.34 |
| High intensity residential | 0.00 |
0.03 |
| Commercial/industrial/transportation | 1.56 |
0.03 |
| Mining/gravel pits | 9.79 |
0.00 |
| Transitional | 8.90 |
0.03 |
| Decidious forest | 2609.43 |
38.41 |
| Evergreen forest | 19.35 |
0.09 |
| Mixed forest | 8.45 |
0.08 |
| Shrublands | 6.01 |
0.00 |
| Pasture / hay | 3117.66 |
21.12 |
| Row crops | 3197.29 |
9.02 |
| Small grains | 875.00 |
1.80 |
| Urban / recreational grasses | 6.23 |
0.02 |
| Forested wetlands | 343.19 |
6.29 |
| Emergent herbaceous wetlands | 1360.99 |
7.61 |
| Lake homes and other rural dev. (1990s) | 83.19 |
0.94 |
| Rural farmsteads (1990s) | 120.55 |
0.65 |
| Bog/Marsh/Fen (1990s) | 77.18 |
1.23 |
| Spruce/fir in wetlands | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| TOTAL | 6,656.36 |
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