Lake Management Plan

go to PGOLID main pageChapter 1 includes an introduction and abstract
Chapter 2 includes the goals of PGOLID
Chapter 3 history covers geological formation to current district projects
Chapter 4 covers watershed characteristics of most of northwest Minnesota
Chapter 5 covers the main watershed around the Pelican Lakes
Chapter 6 covers the minor watersheds that surround Pelican Lake
Chapter 7 describes the types of data collected and why
Chapter 8 reports the data and water quality of inlets and outlets to Pelican Lake
Chapter 9 reports the water quality data for the Pelican Lakes

Chapter 10
Chapter 11 Safety and Buoys

 

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Chapter 9: Lake Water Quality

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Fish Lake Water Transparency

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Fish Lake has been monitored from 2003 to 2008 at site 201. The average transparency is 11.5 ft.

The south bay of Fish Lake (Echo Bay) is some of the only shoreline in the Pelican group of lakes that is still undeveloped. It is not sandy, but is lined with reeds and cattails, which make excellent habitat for aquatic animals and fish.

Due to a new development project in this area, site 202 was monitored in 2007 and 2008 to get a good picture of baseline water quality. In the future, these results can be compared to the water quality during and after construction to see if there is any change.

2008 Results

In 2008, both sites 201 and 202 were monitored and had similar results. The results at site 202 this year reinforced the conclusion that Echo Bay has excellent water quality for the group of lakes, and this water quality should be maintained.

Site Mean (ft) Min (ft) Max (ft)
201 12.2 9 18
202 12.2 9 16

Site 201

Site 202

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