Korth Park, on Rock Lake, Lake Mills Wisconsin


Current Information

Project 2001

Master Plan

History:
Archealogical

Recent

Ecosystems:
Shoreline/Aquatic

Wetland
Prairie
Woodland
Survey Data

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Survey Data

A shoreline plant survey was conducted during the last two weeks of June 2001. Sites were selected every 30 ft. on a North South transect along the shoreline beginning 20 ft. from the North end of the park and ending directly East of the old red barn. The survey was conducted from the cropline to 20 ft. out into the lake.

Key
Few=1-5
Some=6-10
Lots=11-29

Most=30+

 
Site 1
Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 7 Site 8 Site 9 Site 10
Water
  • pond weed most
  • lilies lots
  • water celery most
       
  • lilies some
  • algea few
  • seaweed
  • lilies few
  • algae some
  • seaweed some
  • lillies few
  • seaweed
  • lilies
  • algae

Shore-
line

  • jewelweed most
  • cocklebur some
  • box elder few
  • burdock few
  • stinging nettle few
  • maple trees few
  • milkweed lots
  • dogwood some
  • lilies some
  • jewelweed most
  • maple
  • carpet weed
  • mulberry few
  • brome grass some
  • nettle few
  • grapevine few
  • brome grass most
  • box elder some
  • jewelweed lots
  • currents few
  • box elder few
  • flea bane few
  • burdock lots
  • thistle few
  • nightshade
  • bladderwort
  • fleabane few
  • clear weed lots
  • bitterbush few
  • gray dogwood few
  • grapevine few
  • cotton wood few
  • brome grass lots
  • bitterbush
  • gray dogwood
  • grapevine
  • cottonwood
  • brome grass
Slope
  • brome grass most
  • box elder few
  • bitter bush few
  • grape vine some
  • brome grass most
  • daisy few
  • box elder few
  • garlic mustard few
  • night shade some
  • brome grass most
  • box elder few
  • gray dogwood few
  • jewelweed lots
  • slippery elm few
  • (gully)
  • box elder few
  • brome grass lots
  • bitter bush few
  • burdock few
  • nettles few
  • garlic mustard few
  • grapevine few
  • prickly lettuce few
  • brome grass most
  • mullein some
  • grapevine
  • (gully)
  • gray dogwood few
  • wild current few
  • gray dogwood few
  • nightshade few
  • box elder few
  • box elder few
  • burdock few
  • current few
  • virginia creeper few
  • elder berry few
 
  • brome grass some
Cropline
  • cocklebur few
  • oxalis few
  • marestail some
  • sow thistle few
  • oh-dear some
  • common fleabane some
  • white cockle few
  • cocklebur few
  • marestail some
  • mullein few
  • prickly lettuce lots
  • shepherds purse lots
  • oh-dear most
  • corn lots
  • oxalis some
  • fleabane few
  • marestail few
  • dandelion some
  • curly leaf few
  • carpetweed few
  • cocklebur few
  • white cockle few
  • carpetweed few
  • marestail few
  • cocklebur some
  • poufy leaf some
  • European thistle few
  • box elder few
  • common fleabane some
  • common fleabane lots
  • carpet weed few
  • mullein few
  • marestail few cockelbur some
  • plum grass lots
  • brome grass lots
  • dandelion few
  • burdock few
  • box elder few
  • mulberry few
  • virginia creeper few
  • apple tree few
  • nettles few
  • jewelweed lots
  • blackberry
  • fleabane few
  • brome grass lots
  • marestail few
  • raspberry
  • marestail lots
  • fleabane lots
  • smart weed few
  • dandelions few
  • clear weed few
  • carpetweed few
  • brome grass some
  • fleabane lots
  • mullein some
  • brome grass most
  • milkweed some
  • common fleabane some
  • carpetweed lots
  • marestail gray
  • dogwood few


Map Of Sites


Water Quality Indicators

JUNE 27,2001 @ KORTH PARK AT 10:30 A.M.

BIOTIC DATA


SHORELINE DATA

A SAMPLE OF THE WATER INDICATES THE FOLLOWING MACRO INVERTEBRATES (WATER BUGS)

  • DAMSEL FLY
  • SCUDS
  • SNAILS
  • MAY FLY
  • WATER PENNY
  • TREAD WORM
  • TUBEFEX
  • WATER BEETLES
  • CRANE FLY LARVA

THE FOLLOWING PLANTS ARE ALSO PRESENT:

  • WATER CELERY
  • ARROWHEAD
  • WATER LILY
  • WATER MILFORD
  • COON TAIL
  • BULLRUSH
  • FLAT STEM POND WEED
  • BUSHY POND WEED
  • LEAFY POND WEED

ABIOTIC DATA

water clarity 1.5 ft secchi disk   total chlorine 0ppm

temperature

79.4 F 26.2 C free chlorine 0ppm
pH 8 total hardness 250ppm
dissolved oxygen

12

9

total alkalinity 200ppm
    ammonia 0ppm
phosphate 0 ammonia nitrogen beyond 3.0 scale
nitrate 0 nitrite nitrogen 0ppm
carbon dioxide 0ppm chloride

.042% nacl

255 ppm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dissolved oxygen

  • The higher number the better the quality of the water.
  • Decaying organic matter, from runoff, algae, waste, etc., uses up the dissolved oxygen.
  • Sufficient purity for recreation is 7-8 parts per million (7-8mg/liter)

Greater than 68 degrees

Much plant life; many fish diseases; most bass, crappie, bluegill, carp, catfish; caddisfly

55-68 degrees

Some plant life; some fish diseases; salmon, trout; stone fly, may fly, caddisfly, water beetles, striders

Less than 55 degrees

Trout; caddisfly, stone fly, may fly.

pH

pH Ranges That Support Aquatic Life

  • bacteria can survive 1.0-13.0
  • plants can survive 6.5-12.0
  • carp, suckers, catfish, some insects 6.0-9.0
  • bass, crappie 6.5-8.5
  • snails, clams, mussels 7.0-9.0
  • caddisfly, trout, may fly, stone fly (largest variety of animals) 6.5-7.5