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

 

Questions?
PGOLID Water Resource Coordinator
218-846-1465, email

Chapter 8: Impacting Streams and Rivers

back to previous page

Bass   56-0770-00  
MN Lake ID: 56-0770-00
County: OtterTail
Ecoregion: Northern Central Hardwood Forests
Major Drainage Basin: Red River
Latitude/Longitude: 46.68441667 / -96.01061111
Water Body Type: Public Waters
Monitored Sites (Primary): 201
Physical Characteristics
Surface area (acres): 48
Littoral area (acres): 24
% Littoral area: 50%
Max depth (ft): 33 (m): 10.1
Water Quality Characteristics - Historical Means
Years monitored: 2003-2007
(Data from RMB monitoring database only)
Parameters Primary
Site
201
Parameters 201
Total Phosphorus Mean: 15.6
Total Phosphorus Min: 0
Total Phosphorus Max: 28
Number of Observations: 27
Chlorophyll-a Mean: 4.6
Chlorophyll-a Min: 0
Chlorophyll-a Max: 13
Number of Observations: 27
Secchi Depth Mean: 10.3
Secchi Depth Min: 7.5
Secchi Depth Max: 14
Number of Observations: 27
Trophic State Index Mean (Primary Site): 43.1
Trophic State: Mesotrophic

Ecoregion Comparisons
(Primary site only. Comparisons are based on interquartile range, 25th - 75th percentile, for ecoregion reference lakes)
Total Phosphorus: Below Expected Range
Chlorophyll-a: Below Expected Range
Secchi Depth: Within Expected Range

Minnesota is divided into 7 ecoregions based on land use, vegetation, precipitation and geology. The MPCA has developed a way to determine the "average range" of water quality expected for lakes in each ecoregion.

back to previous page
 
© Copyright 2007 Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District