Gateway Pond

Gateway Pond earns an F: 320 µg/L of phosphorus and clarity readings still being added signal heavy nutrient loading from the surrounding watershed.

The hypereutrophic status — TSI 87 — reflects sustained heavy nutrient loading from the surrounding watershed and frequent algal pressure. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Gateway Pond ranks 17 of 21 in Dane County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Gateway Pond — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Gateway Pond, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.