Final Fish and Habitat Survey Reports
Each finalized survey report listed here is a summary document which outlines significant findings and observations obtained during a survey conducted by staff of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and subsequent analysis of the data by DNR staff. The reports include a wide range of locations and survey types and may document management recommendations supported by data as well as qualitative observations noted by the survey efforts.
The length and amount of detail vary according to the intensity and duration of each survey effort. Reports are arranged alphabetically by county in which the survey took place. These are not complete listings of all DNR survey efforts. .
Adams County
- Changes in the Aquatic Plant Community in Mason Lake (1988-2005) [PDF 582KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Patrick Lake (2005) [PDF 1.4MB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Friendship Lake (2003) [PDF 177KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Fawn Lake (2002) [PDF 134KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Easton Lake (2001) [PDF 69KB]
Ashland County
Barron County
- Description and Summary of Lake Aeration Projects to Prevent Fish Winterkill in Barron and Polk Counties, Wisconsin [PDF 238KB]
- Lower Turtle Lake Treaty Assessment Survey [2004-2005, Final] [PDF 165KB]
Bayfield County
- Biological and Social Dynamics of the White River Brown Trout Fishery, February 2008 [PDF 654KB]
- Investigational review of muskellunge and walleye management in Upper Eau Claire Lake 1983-2006 [PDF 1.7MB]
- Crystal Lake Fishery Survey Report 2003-2004 [PDF 213KB]
- Diamond Lake Fishery Survey Report 2003-2004 [PDF 213KB]
- 2000 Lake Survey Summary for Club Lake [PDF 194KB]
Brown County
Buffalo County
- Preliminary report on the effects of the 2005 Pool 5, Mississippi River drawdown on shallow-water native mussels [PDF 2.7MB]
- Bear Creek Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2002) [PDF 199KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in the Chippewa River (2001) [PDF 137KB]
Chippewa County
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Firth Lake (2006) [PDF 361KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Rock Lake (2006) [PDF 404KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Hallie Lake (1998-2005) [PDF 377KB]
- Changes in the Aquatic Plant Community of Long Lake (1986-2005) [PDF 199KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Axhandle Lake (2004) [PDF 108KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Bob Lake (2004) [PDF 266KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Otter Lake (1995-2004) [PDF 398KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Round Lake (1988-2004) [PDF 497KB]
- Lower Chippewa River Baseline Monitoring Fisheries Inventory (2003) [PDF 219KB]
- The Status of Brook Trout Populations in Duncan Creek (2002) [PDF 143KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in the Chippewa River (2001) [PDF 137KB]
Clark County
Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin Walleye/Sauger (2004) [PDF 49KB]
- Lake Wisconsin/Wisconsin River Sturgeon Update (2001) [PDF 172KB]
Dane County
- Lake Kegonsa Fish Summary (2001 and 2005) [PDF 99KB]
- Lake Mendota Fish Summary (2002 and 2005) [PDF 114KB]
- Lake Monona Fish Summary (2004 and 2005) [PDF 96KB]
- Lake Waubesa Fish Summary (2000 and 2005) [PDF 86KB]
- Lake Wingra Fish Summary (2005) [PDF 79KB]
- Recent Decline of Nongame Fishes Inhabiting Small Streams in the Greater Rock River Basin (2004) [PDF 36KB]
- Coldwater Habitat Evaluation Project Blue Mounds Branch Watershed (2003) [PDF 452KB]
- 1999 Fish Survey Report for Crystal Lake [PDF 57KB]
Door County
- 2004 Fish Survey Report for Clark Lake (2004) [PDF 194KB]
- 2004 Comprensive Fisheries Survey Report for Kangaroo Lake (2004) [PDF 369KB]
- 2003-2004 Door Peninsula Baseline Monitoring Report [PDF 4.4MB]
Douglas County
Dunn County
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Spawning Populations in the Chippewa and Red Cedar Rivers [PDF 445KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Lake Eau Galle (2002) [PDF 176KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in the Chippewa River (2001) [PDF 137KB]
- Irving Creek Fisheries Survey Report (2004) [PDF 1.7MB]
- Little Elk Creek Fisheries Survey Report (2004) [PDF 322KB]
- Lower Red Cedar River Baseline Monitoring (1999-2000) [PDF 502KB]
- Lowes & Rock Creeks Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2000) [PDF 1.6MB]
Eau Claire County
- The Aquatic Plant Communities of the Eau Claire River Impoundments, Lake Altoona and Lake Eau Claire (2003) [PDF 436KB]
- Chippewa River: Results of a One-Day Freshwater Mussel Survey at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Proposed Rip-Rap Project Site (2001) [PDF 112KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in the Chippewa River (2001) [PDF 137KB]
- Lowes & Rock Creeks Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2000) [PDF 1.6MB]
Florence County
- Emily Lake Comprehensive Fisheries Survey Report (2002) [PDF 821KB]
- 1999 Lake Survey Summary for Perch Lake [PDF 84KB]
- 1998 Lake Survey Summary for Halsey Lake [PDF 292KB]
Fond du Lac County
Forest County
- Pine Lake Comprehensive Fisheries Survey Report (2003) [PDF 868KB]
- Scattered Rice Lake Comprehensive Fisheries Survey Report (2003) [PDF 677KB]
- Lake Survey Summary for Little Star Lake (2000) [PDF 194KB]
- Lake Survey Summary for Ludington Lake (2000) [PDF 333KB]
- Lake Survey Summary for Hiles Millpond (1999) [PDF 68KB]
- Lake Survey Summary for Bear Lake (1998) [PDF 275KB]
- Trump Lake Comprehensive Fish Survey Report (1998) [PDF 219KB]
- Lake Survey Summary for Woodbury Lake (1998) [PDF 271KB]
Grant County
- Report on the 2005 Placement of Cages Containing Lampsilis higginsi in the Wisconsin River near Orion and in Woodman Lake [PDF 1.1MB]
- Report on March 2003 Collection of Lampsilis higginsi from the Mississippi River near Cassville, WI for Use as Brood Stock for Mussel Propagation at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery [PDF 452KB]
- Report on May 2002 Collection of Lampsilis higginsi from the St. Croix River for Use as Brood Stock for Mussel Propagation at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery (2003) [PDF 708KB]
- Report on May 2002 Collection of Lampsilis higginsi from the Mississippi River near Cassville, WI for Use as Brood Stock for Mussel Propagation at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery (2003) [PDF 356KB]
Green County
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Buckskin School Branch [PDF 9KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Legler School Branch [PDF 9KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of North Fork Juda Branch [PDF 12KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Sawmill Creek [PDF 17KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Skinner Creek [PDF 13KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Sylvester Creek [PDF 12KB]
Iowa County
Jefferson County
- Recent Decline of Nongame Fishes Inhabiting Small Streams in the Greater Rock River Basin (2004) [PDF 36KB]
- 2001 Electrofishing Report - Blue Spring Lake [PDF 11KB]
Kewaunee County
- East Twin River Baseline Monitoring Report (2001) [PDF 1.7MB]
- Kewaunee River Baseline Monitoring Report (2001) [PDF 553KB]
Lafayette County
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Bonner Branch [PDF 14KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Gravel Run [PDF 9KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Wood Branch [PDF 12KB]
- 2004 Baseline Survey of Cottage Inn Branch [PDF 10KB]
Langlade County
La Crosse County
Manitowoc County
- East Twin River Baseline Monitoring Report (2001) [PDF 1.7MB]
- Comprehensive Survey of Bullhead Lake (1999) [PDF 172KB]
- The Biomanipulation of the Carstens Lake to Rehabilitate the Fishery (1999) [PDF 135KB]
Marathon County
- Changes in the Aquatic Plant Community of Bear Lake (2006) [PDF 318KB]
- Changes in the Aquatic Plant Community of Pike Lake (1989-2006) [PDF 629KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Wadley Lake (2006) [PDF 609KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Lost Lake (2005) [PDF 327KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Mission Lake (2004) [PDF 139KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Mayflower Lake (2002) [PDF 167KB]
- Middle Wisconsin River Fisheries Baseline Monitoring (2001) [PDF 162KB]
Marinette County
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Peshtigo Flowage - 2007 [PDF 200KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Bagley Flowage - 2006-2007 [PDF 185KB]
- 2006 Eagle Creek Brook Trout Survey Report, Marinette County [PDF 40KB]
- 2006 Spring Spotted Musky Report - Menominee River, Marinette, WI [PDF 164KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Caldron Falls - 2005-2006 [PDF 400KB]
- Comprehensive Brook Trout Survey of Upper Middle Inlet Creek during 2005 [PDF 56KB]
- Comprehensive Brook and Brown Trout Survey of K. C. Creek during 2005 [PDF 58KB]
- Fisheries Survey of White Rapids Flowage 2005 [PDF 89KB]
- Comprehensive Brook and Brown Trout Survey of North Branch Beaver Creek during 2005 [PDF 53KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of High Falls Reservoir 2004-2005 [PDF 365KB]
- Lake Mary Fisheries Information Sheet during 2004 [PDF 53KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Grand Rapids Flowage during 2003-2004 [PDF 284KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Upper Scott Flowage during 2001 [PDF 261KB]
Monroe County
Oconto County
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Berry Lake 2007 [PDF 353KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Maiden Lake (2005-2006) [PDF 316KB]
- Reservoir Pond Fisheries Information Sheet during 2005 [PDF 62KB]
- South Branch Oconto River Fisheries Information Sheet during 2005 [PDF 57KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Machickanee Lake (2003) [PDF 186KB]
- 2002 Lake Survey Summary Report - Boulder Lake [PDF 271KB]
- 2002 Lake Survey Summary Report - Plantation Lake [PDF 152KB]
Oneida County
- Fisheries Survey of Manson Lake (2006) [PDF 827KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Thunder Lake (2006) [PDF 361KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Buckskin Lake (2006) [PDF 711KB]
- Muskellunge spawning population in Tomahawk Lake 2005-2006 [PDF 793KB]
- Panfish Survey and Bluegill Stocking Evaluation on Pelican Lake (2005) [PDF 983KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Mildred Lake (2005) [PDF 842KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Thompson Lake (2005) [PDF 575KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Two Sisters Lake (2005) [PDF 849KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Booth Lake (2004, Final) [PDF 431KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Burrows Lake (2004) [PDF 317KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Indian Lake (2004) [PDF 318KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Bearskin Lake (2003) [PDF 268KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Killarney Lake (2003) [PDF 176KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Squaw Lake (2003) [PDF 638KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Bolger Lake (2003) [PDF 206KB]
- Fisheries Survey of Stella Lake (2002) [PDF 286KB]
Pepin County
- The Aquatic Plan Community of Thompson Lake (2006) [PDF 577KB]
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Spawning Populations in the Chippewa and Red Cedar Rivers [PDF 445KB]
- Survey of Freshwater Mussel Aggregations on the Lower Chippewa River (2004) [PDF 2.5MB]
- Bear Creek Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2002) [PDF 199KB]
- Rush River Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2002) [PDF 2.1MB]
- Silver Birch Lake Baseline Monitoring Fisheries Inventory (2002) [PDF 156KB]
- Wadeable Streams Baseline Monitoring - Arkansaw Creek Subwatershed (2002) [PDF 106KB]
- Plum Creek Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2001) [PDF 2.1MB]
- Thompson Lake Baseline Lake Monitoring Fisheries Inventory (2001) [PDF 79KB]
- Lowes & Rock Creeks Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2000) [PDF 1.6MB]
Pierce County
- Rush River Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2002) [PDF 2.1MB]
- Plum Creek Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2001) [PDF 2.1MB]
Polk County
- Status of the Bone Lake Muskellunge Fishery 2005-2006 [PDF 192KB]
- Description and Summary of Lake Aeration Projects to Prevent Fish Winterkill in Barron and Polk Counties, Wisconsin [PDF 238KB]
- A 2005 Assessment of the Fish Community of Straight Lake, Boy Scout Lake, and the Straight River [PDF 154KB]
- Changes in the gamefish community of a small northwestern Wisconsin lake over a 25-year period (Ward Lake, 2005) [PDF 253KB]
- Pipe and North Pipe Lakes Treaty Assessment Survey 2004-2005 [PDF 227KB]
- Fisheries Assessment Report for Half Moon Lake (2004) [PDF 182KB]
- Evaluation of a 32-inch Minimum Length Limit for Northern Pike on Largon Lake (2004) [PDF 313KB]
- Results of 2004 Monitoring of Freshwater Mussel Communities of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin [PDF 1.35MB]
- Fisheries Assessment Report for Big Butternut Lake (2003-2004) [PDF 113KB]
- Status of the Muskellunge Fishery, Deer Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin 2003-2004 [PDF 347KB]
- Lower St. Croix River Fisheries Baseline Monitoring (2001) [PDF 195KB]
Portage County
- The Aquatic Plant Community of Adams Lake (2006) [PDF 343KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community of Bear Lake (2006) [PDF 318KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Jacqueline Lake (2006) [PDF 392KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Emily Lake (2000-2005) [PDF 138KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Wolf Lake (2001) [PDF 177KB]
Richland County
- Report on the 2005 Placement of Cages Containing Lampsilis higginsi in the Wisconsin River near Orion and in Woodman Lake [PDF 1.1MB]
- Report on the 2005 Placement of Lampsilis higginsi in the Wisconsin River near Orion [PDF 245KB]
- Report on 2005 Monitoring of Lampsilis higginsi Released into the Wisconsin River near Orion and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin [PDF 424KB]
- Report on 2004 Monitoring of Lampsilis higginsii Released into the Wisconsin River near Orion and Prairie du Sac (2005) [PDF 784KB]
- Report on 2004 Placement of Cages Containing Lampsilis higginsii in the Wisconsin River near Orion [PDF 416KB]
- Report on July 2002 Monitoring of Lampsilis higginsii Placed in Cages in the Wisconsin River near Orion in 2001 (2003) [PDF 76KB]
- Results of 2002 Monitoring of Freshwater Mussel Communities of the Wisconsin River near Orion (2003) [PDF 271KB]
Saint Croix County
- Changes in the Aquatic Plant Community of Bass Lake (1987-2006) [PDF 473KB]
- Changes in Aquatic Plant Community and the Long-term Impact of Winter Drawdown on Eurasian Watermilfoil and the Native Macrophyte Community of Mallalieu Lake (1991-2005) [PDF 204KB]
- Changes in Aquatic Plant Community of Squaw Lake (1985-2005) [PDF 287KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Cedar Lake (1986-2004) [PDF 477KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Perch Lake (1993-2004) [PDF 905KB]
- Results of 2004 Monitoring of Freshwater Mussel Communities of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin [PDF 1.35MB]
- Geographic Distribution of Winged Mapleleaf Mussel (Quadrula fragosa) in the St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin (2002) [PDF 63KB]
- Rush River Watershed Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Report (2002) [PDF 2.1MB]
- Lake Mallalieu Comprehensive Lake Survey Report (2001) [PDF 863KB]
- Results of 2000 Monitoring of Freshwater Mussel Communities of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin (2001) [PDF 71KB]
- Determination of Basic Reproductive Characteristics of the Winged Maple Leaf Mussel (Quadrula fragosa) Relevant to Recovery (2000) [PDF 7.4MB]
- Comprehensive Lake Survey Report for Little Falls Flowage (2000) [PDF 1.1MB]
Sauk County
- Report on 2005 Monitoring of Lampsilis higginsi Released into the Wisconsin River near Orion and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin [PDF 424KB]
- Report on 2004 Monitoring of Lampsilis higginsii Released into the Wisconsin River near Orion and Prairie du Sac (2005) [PDF 784KB]
- Report on 2003 Lampsilis higginsii Brood Stock Collection and Stockpiling in the Wisconsin River Near Prairie du Sac (2004) [PDF 910KB]
- Report on 2002 Lampsilis higginsii Brood Stock Collection and Stockpiling in the Wisconsin River Near Prairie du Sac (2003) [PDF 2.3MB]
- Status of the Wisconsin River Smallmouth Bass Fishery (2003) [PDF 128KB]
- Stocking Success of Smallmouth Bass in Lake Redstone (2003) [PDF 55KB]
- Feasibility of Releasing Hypolimnetic Water to Reduce Internal Phosphorus Loading in Lake Redstone (2002) [PDF 652KB]
Sawyer County
Sheboygan County
Taylor County
Trempealeau County
Vernon County
- Changes in the Aquatic Plant Community of Sidie Hollow Lake (1994-2005) [PDF 429KB]
- The Effects of Seas Branch Pond on Seas Branch (2004) [PDF 5.4MB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community of Jersey Valley Lake (1994-2003) [PDF 251KB]
- The Aquatic Plant Community in Runge Hollow Lake (2002) [PDF 164KB]
Vilas County
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Squaw Lake (2003) [PDF 638KB]
- 2000 Lake Survey Summary for Imogene Lake (2000) [PDF 197KB]
- 1999 Lake Survey Summary for Robinson Lake (1999) [PDF 98KB]
Washburn County
- Population characteristics of walleye, northern pike, and largemouth bass in Minong Flowage, Washburn County, 2005 [PDF 286KB]
- Summary of fisheries surveys Long and Mud Lakes, Washburn County 1978-2004 [PDF 276KB]
- Creation of brook trout and rainbow trout fisheries in small landlocked ponds in Washburn County including population abundance, survival, and growth [PDF 148KB]
Washington County
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Silver Lake (2007) [PDF 161KB]
- Comprehensive Fisheries Survey of Friess Lake (2007) [PDF 192KB]
- 2008 Pike Lake walleye survey, Washington County [PDF 29KB]
Waukesha County
- Lac La Belle Electrofishing Survey to Assess Walleye Fingerling Production (1999) [PDF 1.1MB]
- Spring 2004 Comprehensive Survey and Musky Evaluation on Oconomowoc Lake [PDF 672KB]
Winnebago County
For more information on these surveys, please contact the DNR Fisheries Biologist for the county in which the survey took place.
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