White Clay Lake Management Plan
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White Clay Lake Management Plan Draft White Clay Lake Management Plan White Clay Lake Restoration and Rehabilitation District Date Adopted Prepared by the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Martin Farrell, Chair Jeff Nooyen, Vice-Chair Eric Fowle, Secretary-Treasurer COMMISSION MEMBERS CALUMET COUNTY SHAWANO COUNTY Alice Connors Jerry Erdmann, Chair Hope Karth Thomas Kautza Merlin Gentz Chuck Dallas Rick Jaeckels WAUPACA COUNTY FOND DU LAC COUNTY Dick Koeppen Allen Buechel James Nygaard Martin Farrell Brian Smith Brenda Schneider DuWayne Federwitz Karyn Merkel (Joseph Moore, Alt.) WAUSHARA COUNTY Charles Hornung Donna Kalata MENOMINEE COUNTY Larry Timm Neal Strehlow Ruth Winter Elizabeth Moses WINNEBAGO COUNTY (Jeremy Johnson, Alt.) James Lowey Mark Harris Shiloh Ramos OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (David Albrecht, Alt.) Ernie Bellin Thomas Nelson Steve Cummings Daniel Rettler Ken Robl Timothy Hanna Robert Schmeichel Jeff Nooyen Michael Thomas EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Kevin Sturn Jill Michaelson, WisDOT Ronald McDonald, Valley Transit White Clay Lake Management Plan White Clay Lake Restoration and Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners Dennis Muck, Chairman Donald Radloff, District Member Leon Polzin, Treasurer Steve Wegner, District Member Jeff Simon, District Member (Town of Washington) Lee Bergsbaken, District Member Bob Krause, District Member Kenton Heller, Secretary (Shawano County Board) Lake Management Planning Committee Dennis Muck, WCL District Chairman Paul Jacobs, Jacobs Brothers Scott Frank, Shawano County Don Radloff, WCL District Jamie Patton, Shawano County UWEX Bob Krause, Shawano County Board Kenton Heller, WCL Sportsmen Club Ray Zuelke, SAWM Inc., APM Administrator Mark Jacobs, Green Valley Dairy Partners Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Shawano County Land Conservation Department Shawano County UWEX White Clay Lake Sportsmen Club Jacobs Brothers Town of Washington Village of Cecil Shawano Area Waterways Management Acknowledgements East Central would like to thank Brenda Nordin, WDNR and the Shawano County Land Conservation Department for assisting with leadership and oversite throughout the lake management planning process. East Central and the District would like to offer a special thanks to Rachel Valeria, for her volunteer efforts throughout the planning process. ABSTRACT TITLE: White Clay Lake Management Plan CONTACT: White Clay Lake Restoration and Rehabilitation District AUTHORS: East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission SUBJECT: Lake Management Plan DATE: 8/16/2018 PLANNING AGENCY: East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission SOURCE OF COPIES: East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission 400 Ahnaip Street, Suite 100 Menasha, WI 54952 (920) 751-4770 www.ecwrpc.org i ii TABLE OF CONTENTS White Clay Lake Management Plan Background ............................................................. 1 Introduction and Background .................................................................................... 1 White Clay Lake Threats .......................................................................................... 1 White Clay Lake Rehabilitation and Restoration District ........................................... 1 White Clay Lake Sportsmen’s Club .......................................................................... 1 Plan Stakeholder Participation .................................................................................. 2 Plan Guidance and Participation............................................................................... 2 Water Quality ...................................................................................................................... 7 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) ......................................................................... 12 Aquatic Plants and Lake Habitat ....................................................................................... 17 Aquatic Plants .......................................................................................................... 17 Statistical Analysis of Data ....................................................................................... 19 Lake Habitat ............................................................................................................. 21 Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) ................................................................................. 21 Fishery ................................................................................................................................ 27 Public Engagement………. ................................................................................................ 29 White Clay Lake Survey Results............................................................................... 33 White Clay Lake Management Plan Goals and Strategies .............................................. 45 Water Quality Objectives - Goal 1 ............................................................................. 45 Strategy 1A ................................................................................................... 45 Strategy 1B ................................................................................................... 45 White Clay Lake Aquatic Plan Objectives Goal 2 ...................................................... 47 Strategy 1A ................................................................................................... 47 Strategy 1B ................................................................................................... 47 Strategy 1C ................................................................................................... 47 White Clay Lake Habitat Objectives Goal 3 .............................................................. 48 Strategy 1A ................................................................................................... 48 Strategy 1B ................................................................................................... 48 Strategy 1C ................................................................................................... 48 Strategy 1D ................................................................................................... 48 White Clay Lake Fishery Objectives Goal 4 .............................................................. 49 Strategy 1A ................................................................................................... 49 Strategy 1B ................................................................................................... 49 Strategy 1C ................................................................................................... 49 Strategy 1D ................................................................................................... 49 Strategy 1E ................................................................................................... 49 White Clay Lake Watershed Objectives Goal ........................................................... 50 Strategy 1A ................................................................................................... 50 Strategy 1B ................................................................................................... 50 iii FIGURES Figure 1: Trophic State Index ............................................................................................... 8 Figure 2: White Clay Lake Trophic Index.............................................................................. 9 Figure 3: White Clay Lake Average Annual Secchi Disk Depth ............................................ 10 Figure 4: White Clay Lake Average Annual Total Phosphorous ........................................... 11 Figure 5: 2005 WCL Aquatic Plant % Relative Frequency of Occurrence............................. 18 Figure 6: 2017 WCL Aquatic Plant % Relative Frequency of Occurrence............................. 18 Figure 7: Long-term WDNR Sampling Averages Size .......................................................... 28 Figure 8: White Clay Lake Survey Card Outreach Flyer ....................................................... 29 Figure 9: White Clay Lake Survey Results ........................................................................... 33 Figure 10: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 34 Figure 11: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 35 Figure 12: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 36 Figure 13: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 37 Figure 14: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 38 Figure 15: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 39 Figure 16: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 40 Figure 17: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 41 Figure 18: White Clay Lake Survey Results ......................................................................... 42 Figure 19 White Clay Lake Survey Results .......................................................................... 43 Figure 20: White Clay Lake Survey Results ........................................................................