Declining lake levels: living lightly on less water

Held May 2nd, 2009.

Whether you are a fisherman, water skier, kayaker or someone who lives on or enjoys lakes, it is important to be able to recognize and understand what changes occur in lakes when water levels drop. The presenters discussed “Changes in Lakes as Water Levels Decline", “Declining Water Levels Trigger Habitat Changes” and “Adapting to Low Lake Levels and the Implications of a Changing Climate.”

Presentations and materials from the seminar

All files are PDF () format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download these files. You can download Reader at www.adobe.com.

• Program Agenda
• Shallow Lakes Program introduction (Sandy Gillum)
• What changes in lakes as water levels decline (Buzz Sorge, WDNR)
• Changes in habitat with declining water levels (Susan Knight, WDNR, UW Center for Limnology)
• Adapting to low lake levels and the implications of climate change (Tim Asplund, WDNR)
• Can no wake zones effectively protect littoral zone habitat from boating disturbance (Tim Asplund and Chad Cook)
• The effects of motorized watercraft on aquatic ecosystems (Tim Asplund)
• Shallow lakes: Wisconsin's most misunderstood waters
• You Don't Know What You've got 'Til its Gone: Low Lake Levels in Wisconsin
• Lake Resource List