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0 of 217 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to the local residents, government officials, and nonprofit organizations that assisted in gathering information and data for this plan. Nonprofit Associations: Center Lake Protective Association East Okoboji Improvement Corp. Inter-Lake Association Iowa Lakes Association Iowa Rural Water Association Clean Water Alliance Jackson County Conservation League Okoboji Protective Association Silver Lake Park Improvement Association Spirit Lake Protective Association Three Lakes Protective Association Friends of Iowa Lakeside Lab Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) IA Great Lakes Water Safety Council University of Okoboji Foundation Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County Ducks Unlimited Pheasants Forever Local Governments and Commissions: City of Arnolds Park City of Lake Park City of Milford City of Okoboji City of Orleans City of Spirit Lake City of Superior City of Terril City of Wahpeton City of West Okoboji Dickinson County Board of Supervisors Dickinson County Water Quality Commission Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District Milford Utilities Spirit Lake Utilities Area Chambers of Commerce County Boards and Districts: Dickinson County Conservation Board Dickinson County Soil & Water Conservation District 1 of 217 Jackson (MN) County Soil & Water Conservation District Jackson (MN) County Planning and Environmental Services State Agencies: Iowa Department of Land Stewardship, Division of Soil Conservation Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa State University Extension Service Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Federal Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency Farm Service Agency (IA & MN) Natural Resources Conservation Service (IA & MN) Resource Conservation & Development Service (Iowa Lakes RC&D) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Service And Interested Citizen "The publication of this document has been funded in part by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Nonpoint Source Management Program (Section 319 of the Clean Water Act)." 2 of 217 Thank you especially to those professionals, experts and writers who contributed their research, photos, maps and expertise. This document would not have been possible without your assistance. Steve Anderson Kim Bogenschutz Jessie Brown William Crumpton Lisa Fascher Jennifer Graham Mike Hawkins Ardis Hotzler Tom Kuhlmann Joe Larscheid Bill Maas Gordon Olson Gary Owen Phil Petersen Joel Poppe Becky Schwiete Bob Sewell Jane Shuttleworth Julie Sievers Brian Soenen Karen Sweeney-Hansen Barbara Tagami John H. Wills Peter J. van der Linden 3 of 217 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page Executive Summary 10 1. Introduction 14 Iowa Great Lakes Watershed 14 Watershed Characteristics 15 2. Tourism 27 3. Water Quality 37 4. Aquatic Nuisance Species 78 5. Cyanobacteria 91 6. Source Water Protection 95 7. Agricultural Land 106 8. Urban Land 157 Sanitary Sewer Urban Residential Development 9. Management Plan 173 Works Cited 182 Appendix 1. Tourism in the 19th and 20th Centuries, from the Captains commentary 2. Environmental Factors Influencing Microcystin Distribution & Concentration in the Midwestern United States 3. Shovel Ready Projects for the Iowa Great Lakes Watershed 4. Mike’s GIS Procedure and Maps 4 of 217 MAPS Chapter, Map Number & Description Page 1.1: Iowa Great Lakes and Dickinson County 14 2.1: Iowa Great Lakes Trail Systems 30 3.1: CLAMP Lakes 49 4.1: Eurasian Watermilfoil Infestations in Iowa through 2007 83 6.1: IGL Drinking Water Spill Threat 101 7.1: IGL LiDAR Elevation Data 107 7.2: Watershed Assessment 109 7.3: Land Use Inventory 110 7.4: Tillage on agricultural lands 111 7.5: Sheet and Rill Erosion 115 7.6: Sediment Delivery 117 7.7: Sediment Delivery Detail 119 7.8: Sediment Delivery 121 7.9: Loon Lake Slope 123 7.10: Loon Lake Land use 124 7.11: Loon Lake Sheet and Rill Erosion 125 7.12: Loon Lake Sediment Delivery 126 7.13: Big Spirit Lake Slope 127 7.14: Big Spirit Lake Land Use Survey 2006 128 7.15: Big Spirit Lake Sheet and Rill Erosion 129 7.16: Big Spirit Lake Sediment Delivery 130 7.17: East Okoboji Lake Slope 131 7.18: East Okoboji Lake Land Use 2006 133 7.19: East Okoboji Sheet and Rill Erosion 133 7.20: East Okoboji Lake Sediment Delivery 134 7.21: Center Lake Slope 135 7.22: Center Lake Land Use 2006 136 7.23: Center Lake Sheet and Rill Erosion 137 7.24: Center Lake Sediment Delivery 138 7.25: West Okoboji Lake Slope 139 7.26: West Okoboji Lake Land Use 2006 141 7.27: West Okoboji Sheet and Rill Erosion 142 7.28: West Okoboji Lake Sediment Delivery 143 7.29: Gar Chain Slope 144 7.30: Gar Chain Land Use 2006 145 7.31: Gar Chain Sheet and Rill Erosion 146 5 of 217 MAPS (continued) 7.32: Gar Chain Sediment Delivery 147 7.33: Tier 1 Sub-watersheds 149 7.34: Top 25%, MUSLE within RUSLE 150 7.35: Highest Sediment Delivery Rates adjacent to lake 151 7.36: Three priority cluster, sub-watershed areas 152 7.37: Lazy Lagoon Priority Sub-watershed Cluster 153 7.38: Templar Park Priority Sub-watershed Cluster 154 7.39: Reeds Run Priority Sub-watershed Cluster 155 7.40: Cultural Resources 156 8.1: Annual Runoff Potential 159 8.2: Center Lake Sanitary Sewer 162 8.3: Sanitary Sewer needs on Center Lake 163 8.4: Sanitary Sewer needs for Emerson Bay 164 8.5: Septic Systems on Little Spirit Lake 165 8.6: Sanitary Sewer needs on Little Spirit Lake 165 8.7: Overview of the Urban Gully areas 168 8.8: Gully Erosion area in the Echo Bay Area on W. Okoboji Lake 169 8.9: Gully Erosion in the Echo Bay area on W. Okoboji Lake 170 8.10: Gully Erosion in the Camp Foster to Arthur Heights on E. Okoboji 171 8.11: Storm Water management practice needs area 172 GRAPHS Chapter, Graph Number & Description Page 2.1: Hotel & Motel Taxes 34 TABLES Chapter, Table Number & Description Page 1.1: Landuse 16 2.1: Daily Spending of Tourists 35 3.1: TP Input 41 3.2: Nutrient Inputs-East Okoboji, Upper Gar & Minnewashta 42 3.3: Nutrient Input-Lower Gar 42 3.4: Nutrient Input-Big Spirit Lake 43 3.5: Nutrient Input-West Okoboji 43 3.6: Chlorophyll for IGL 44 3.7: Data from Minnesota 47 - 48 3.8: Median Values sites at the deepest location CLAMP data 49 - 50 3.9: Median values for ambient lake monitoring 61 - 62 6 of 217 TABLES (continued) 3.10 Lake TP nutrient flux model budget summary (area) 69 3.11 Lake TP nutrient flux model budget summary (volume) 69 3.12 Model lake nutrient budget summary for West Okoboji Lake 70 3.13 Model lake nutrient budget summary for East Okoboji 70 3.14 Model lake nutrient budget summary for Lower Gar Lake 71 4.1: Boat Ramps in the IGL area 78 6.1: The amount of water that is used throughout four communities 95 - 96 6.2: Community SWAT Analysis 100 - 103 FIGURES Chapter, Figure Number & Description Page 3.1: Reading a box plot 50 3.2: CLAMP data 1999-2006 51 3.3: Chlorophyll (TSI) by lake: 1999-2006 CLAMP data 56 3.4: Variation in Secchi depth 57 PHOTOS Chapter, Photo Number & Description Page 2.1: IGL Trails 28 2.2: IGL Trails 28 2.3: IGL Trails 28 2.4: The Queen 31 2.5: Fireworks at the IGL 32 2.6: Fillenwarth Beach & Resort 32 2.7: Fillenwarth Beach & Resort 33 3.1: Iowa Great Lakes 37 4.1: recent ANS signs posted at all lakes. 81 4.2: conducting a proper inspection of a boat and trailer 81 4.3: Bighead Carp 81 4.4: Eurasian Watermilfoil 83 4.5: Eurasian Watermilfoil 84 4.6: Purple Loosestrife 85 4.7: Brittle Naiad 86 4.8, 4.9, 4.10: Zebra Mussels at various stages of development. 87 4.11: Adult Zebra Mussel 88 4.12: Zebra Mussels on boat hoist 88 4.13: Plate Sampler at Clear Lake 88 7 of 217 5.1: Cyanobacteria, large enough to be seen with the naked eye 91 PHOTOS (continued) 5.2: Cyanobacteria blooms in East Okoboji during June 2000 92 5.3: Cyanobacteria blooms in Upper Gar during August 2006 92 8 of 217 ABBREVIATIONS AIS Aquatic Invasive Species BMP Best Management Practices CLAMP Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Program CRP Conservation Reserve Program CWA Clean Water Alliance DNR Department of Natural Resources FICMNEW Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious & Exotic Weeds GIS Geographic Information System GPS Geographic Positioning System HHW Household Hazardous Waste IA Iowa IDALS Iowa Department of Agriculture Land Stewardship IDED Iowa Department of Economic Development IGL Iowa Great Lakes ILL Iowa Lakeside Laboratory ISU Iowa State University LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging MN Minnesota NISC National Invasive Species Council NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service SWAT Strength Weaknesses Assets Threats SWCD Soil and Water Conservation Districts TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TN Total Nitrogen TP Total Phosphorous TSS Total Suspended Solids USGS United States Geological Society WQC Water Quality Commission 9 of 217 THE IOWA GREAT LAKES WATERSHED Executive Summary The Iowa Great Lakes (IGL) watershed is an area of about 87,600 acres (140 square miles) located in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. Approximately 76 percent of the watershed lies within Dickinson County, Iowa and the remainder within Jackson County, Minnesota. The IGL are major recreational lakes for Iowa residents and visitors from adjacent states. Agricultural runoff containing sediment, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and feedlot waste negatively affect water quality. Urbanization contributes pollution from stormwater run-off and there are a number of private sewage disposal systems within the watershed area that are improperly installed or maintained. Little Spirit Lake, Upper Gar Lake, Lower Gar Lake and Milford Creek are listed in Iowa‘s 1998 impaired waters list.
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