Aquatic Plants

Aquatic plant populations of Pewaukee Lake, Waukesha County, have been monitored since 1988 in an effort to aid in lake management.

What Aquatic Plants?

• List of Pewaukee Lake’s aquatic plants (2011)
• The Aquatic Plants of Pewaukee Lake: Tracking the Past, Looking to the Future 2007
• Pewaukee Lake Aquatic Plant Survey 2011(.pdf)
• Pewaukee Lake Aquatic Plant Survey 2010(.pdf)
• Pewaukee Lake Aquatic Plant Survey 2007-2009(.pdf)
• Pewaukee Lake Aquatic Plant Survey 2006(.pdf)
• Pewaukee Lake Aquatic Plant Survey 2004(.pdf)
• Pewaukee Lake Biological Evaluation 2002(.pdf)
• Pewaukee Lake Biological Evaluation 2000(.pdf)

Where are the aquatic plants?

• Aquatic Plant Distribution map (2000)
• Eurasian Water Milfoil distribution map (2000)

What do we do with Aquatic Plants?

• Lake Harvesting Operations
• Aquatic Plant Harvesting
• Lake Equipment
• LPSD Near Shore Policy
• Where to buy handheld cutters
• Aquatic plant removal 1988 to 2011(.pdf)

More information about Pewaukee Lake’s aquatic plants

• Pewaukee Lake Phosphorus in Harvested Plants 2011(.pdf)
• Phosphorus Monitoring 2003-2004 (.pdf)
• DNR: Regulated Aquatic Invasive Plants in WI (.pdf)
• Wisconsin: Aquatic Plants: Introduction, Manual Removal and Mechanical Control Regulations – NR 109 (.pdf)