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St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake

Douglas County, WisconsinLimited DataEutrophic

On the LakeGrade rubric St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake fails the cutoffs — a TSI of 62 and persistent algal pressure put it in the bottom tier.

Eutrophic conditions are the baseline here: clarity drops noticeably in late summer, and dissolved oxygen near the bottom can become a concern. 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. St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake ranks 39 of 40 in Douglas County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake has no invasive species recorded in Wisconsin state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake, 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.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2024-09-27. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Avoid swimming, very poor water quality, potential algae toxins

Water Quality Grade: F, Very Poor

Very murky, less than 2.9 ft of visibility. Trophic State Index: 62.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.9 ftF
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data
Trophic State Index (TSI)62Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

Location

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County Ranking

Ranked #39 of 40 lakes in Douglas County

Nearby Lakes in Douglas County

State Parks Near St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake

EPA Impairment Status

St. Louis River Outlet Upstream of John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercuryMetals (other than mercury)PCBs

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WI10025422 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (1.19 km)

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Grading methodology based on Metropolitan Council standards

Most recent sample: 2024-09-27

Monitoring stations: 1