Middle Jim River Lakes (UC03)

Lake Narratives

WBIC	Lake Name	Size (Acres)	Counties	Watersheds
2217000	Cranberry Lake	512	Price	UC03
2216400	Spring Creek Flowage	60	Price	UC03
2191400	Steve Creek Flowage, Lower	8	Price	UC03
2214900	Township Corners Flowage	30	Price	UC03
1927900	Unnamed	4.25	Price	UC03
1931300	Unnamed	0.08	Price	UC03
1931400	Unnamed	0.21	Price	UC03
1931500	Unnamed	0.14	Price	UC03
1936700	Unnamed	0.78	Price	UC03
1936800	Unnamed	4.69	Price	UC03
1937200	Unnamed	4.63	Price	UC03
1937300	Unnamed	0.62	Price	UC03
1950800	Unnamed	0.3	Price	UC03
1950900	Unnamed	0.13	Price	UC03
2190700	Unnamed	1.22	Price	UC03
2192500	Unnamed	2.1	Price	UC03
2213600	Unnamed	3	Price	UC03
2216200	Unnamed	15.61	Price	UC03
918004507	Unnamed	14.15	Price	UC03
918004617	Unnamed	5.24	Price	UC03
918005168	Unnamed	2.04	Price	UC03
918006726	Unnamed	38.14	Price	UC03
2216600	Unnamed T36N R01W S23-11	25	Price	UC03
2216000	Unnamed T36N R01W S23-14	81	Price	UC03
1919000	Unnamed	0.27	Taylor	UC03
918005448	Unnamed	10.6	Taylor	UC03
2191700	Upper Steve Creek Flowage	140	Taylor	UC03

Waterbody Narratives

WBIC	Lake Name	Year	Waterbody Description
2217000	Cranberry Lake	1983	Source: 1983, Surface Water Resources of Price County Cranberry Lake, T36N, RIE, Section 3, 4, 9, 10, 16 Surface Area = 512.4 acres, Maximum Depth = 18 ft, MPA = 12 ppm, Secchi disk = 4 ft Cranberry Lake is an acid bog lake with an 8-ft head dam on the outlet. It is the headwaters of the Jump River North Fork and has an estimated outlet flow of 1.4ft(3)sec. The lake has an irregular shoreline, six islands and numerous floating bogs. The dam provides water for a commercial cranberry bog located on the west side of lake and operated by Ocean Spray Cranberry Company. Fish species present include northern pike, perch, largemouth bass, bluegills, black crappies, rock bass, pumpkinseeds, black bullheads and minnows. Some years there is a partial winterkill. The littoral bottom is mainly gravel and muck with small amounts of sand, boulder and rubble. Bog makes up 80 % of the shoreline with upland hardwood making up the remaining shoreline. Aquatic vegetation is common throughout the lake fringes. A large number of ducks are raised along the lake's 890 acres of wetlands, and other ducks, coots and geese use the lake during spring and fall migrations. Muskrats are common and occasionally a beaver is found. Besides the cranberry bog operation, private development consists of three homes and a boat rental. A good public access is located on the east side of the lake. In addition, the State of Wisconsin owns 3.23 miles of the shoreline.
2191400	Steve Creek Flowage, Lower	1983	Source: 1983, Surface Water Resources of Price County Lower Steve Creek Flowage, T34N, R2W, Section 28 This is a soft water, drainage impoundment on Steve Creek. The dam has a 12-ft head with an estimated outlet flow of 0.4 ft(3)sec. The flowage is long, narrow and has an irregular shape. It has a fish population of pumpkinseeds, black bullheads, white suckers and minnows. The DNR constructed the flowage as part of the Steve Creek Wildlife Area for use by waterfowl. It has a bottom of mainly muck and detritus with small areas of gravel, and it is almost surrounded by a willow-tag alder swamp. Aquatic vegetation is scattered throughout the flowage. Mallards, teal, hooded mergansers and wood ducks nest along the shore, and large numbers of ducks use the flowage during their spring and fall migrations. Furbearer use is light, but beaver and muskrats are present. There is no private development, as the State of Wisconsin owns all the shoreline and provides a public access to the north end of the flowage. Surface Area = 11.4 acres, Maximum Depth = 8 ft, MPA = 26 ppm, Secchi disk = 4 ft
2214900	Township Corners Flowage	1983	Source: 1983, Surface Water Resources of Price County Township Corners Flowage - T34N, RlW-R2W, Sec. 1, 6. This soft water, drainage impoundment has a 9-ft head water control structure. It is part of the Township Corners Wildlife Area, which is 173 acres set aside for wildlife use. The flowage has an outlet flow of 0.3 ft(3)/sec to the Jump River North Fork. Occasionally, it winterkills. Its fish population consists solely of minnows. Tag alder-alder swamp makes up 70% of the shoreline and upland hardwood the remainder. Muck covers the lake bottom. Aquatic vegetation is dense and found throughout the flowage. The main use of the flowage is by waterfowl; numerous ducks nest here each year. Furbearer use is limited to a few muskrats. There is no private development, as the State of Wisconsin owns the entire shoreline. A public access is located on the north side of the flowage. Surface area = 30.0 acres, maximum depth = 5 ft, MPA = 22 ppm, Secchi disk = 2 ft.
2191700	Upper Steve Creek Flowage	1970	Source: 1970, Surface Water Resources of Taylor County Steve Creek Flowage, T33N, R2W, Section 3 A hard water, drainage impoundment located on Steve Creek. The water control structure consists of a 15-foot high dike with outlet waters passing over drop logs through an eight-foot tube, or drop outlet culvert. Winterkills and fluctuating water levels occur. The impoundment was constructed and is managed for waterfowl and furbearers. Pumpkinseeds, black bullheads, white suckers, and minnows are the only fish present. The shoreline vegetation is 85 percent upland hardwood and 15 percent tag alder wetland. The littoral bottom material is mostly muck and supports an abundance of aquatic vegetation. Muskrat and beaver use is heavy. Mallards, black ducks, blue-winged teal, wood ducks and hooded merganser use the lakeshore for nesting. During the spring and fall migration the flowage is used by moderate numbers of puddle and diving ducks. The entire impoundment lies within the boundary of the Chequamegon National Forest. Public access with parking is available. There are no private developments along the shoreline. Surface Acres = 140, Maximum Depth = 8 feet, M.P.A. = 69 ppm

Last Revised: Sunday March 09 2008