Bad Axe — Minnesota lake report

Latest published observations

Dated observations and regulatory status are kept distinct.

assessment — cycle

2024publication date: 2024-04-25regulatory evidence · source: assessments

assessment — lake status

unknownpublication date: 2024-04-25regulatory evidence · source: assessments

ice — latest in

2021-11-22observation date: 2021-11-22observed evidence · source: ice_phenology

ice — latest out

2024-03-19observation date: 2024-03-19observed evidence · source: ice_phenology

water levels — latest date

2026-05-07observation date: 2026-05-07observed evidence · source: water_levels

water levels — latest value

1437.81 footobservation date: 2026-05-07observed evidence · source: water_levels

water quality — monitored clarity ft

12.7 footobserved evidence · source: lake_summary_slim

water quality — monitored clarity year

2025observed evidence · source: lake_summary_slim

Water level

The selected observation names its datum and series; incompatible datums are never combined.

water levels — datum

NGVD 29observed evidence · source: water_levels

water levels — series id

29020800:datum:b99559e92bobserved evidence · source: water_levels

water levels — station identity

No published valueobserved evidence · source: water_levels

Ice-in and ice-out

Ice-in, ice-out, incomplete seasons, programs, and qualifying trends remain separate.

ice — latest by program

[{"latestIceInDate":"2011-11-28","latestIceOutDate":null,"latestMatchedDurationDays":null,"latestMatchedSeasonStartYear":null,"programId":"MNDNR","programLabel":"MNDNR"},{"latestIceInDate":"2021-11-22","latestIceOutDate":"2021-04-06","latestMatchedDurationDays":137,"latestMatchedSeasonStartYear":2020,"programId":"MNDNR-LLMMP","programLabel":"Minnesota DNR Lake Level Minnesota Monitoring Program"},{"latestIceInDate":"2011-11-28","latestIceOutDate":null,"latestMatchedDurationDays":null,"latestMatchedSeasonStartYear":null,"programId":"MNDNR-SCO","programLabel":"Minnesota DNR State Climatology Office"},{"latestIceInDate":"2015-11-27","latestIceOutDate":"2024-03-19","latestMatchedDurationDays":151,"latestMatchedSeasonStartYear":2014,"programId":"MNPCA","programLabel":"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency"}]observed evidence · source: ice_phenology

ice — out trend days per decade

-0.86 days/decadeapplication_derived evidence · source: ice_phenology · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

Water clarity and observed water quality

Observed monitoring and modeled satellite estimates are separate evidence surfaces.

water quality — clarity trend

stableapplication_derived evidence · source: lake_summary_slim · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

water quality — observed latest secchi ft

12.7 footobserved evidence · source: water_quality

water quality — observed latest year

2025observed evidence · source: water_quality

water quality — observed sampling through

2025-09-22observation date: 2025-09-22observed evidence · source: water_quality

water quality — satellite clarity

3.94 metermodeled evidence · source: water_quality_satellite · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

water quality — satellite latest year

2025modeled evidence · source: water_quality_satellite · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

Fish survey and abundance

fisheries — abundance species evidence

{"BCS":{"comparisonType":"statewide_species_gear_percentile","cpue":1,"cpueUnit":"fish/haul","status":"Common"},"BLC":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":3.33,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Abundant"},"BLG":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":90.44,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Abundant"},"BNM":{"comparisonType":"statewide_species_gear_percentile","cpue":162.6,"cpueUnit":"fish/hour","status":"Abundant"},"BRB":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":0.17,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Present"},"GOS":{"comparisonType":"statewide_species_gear_percentile","cpue":1.08,"cpueUnit":"fish/hour","status":"Present"},"HSF":{"comparisonType":"statewide_species_gear_percentile","cpue":0.25,"cpueUnit":"fish/haul","status":"Common"},"JND":{"comparisonType":"statewide_species_gear_percentile","cpue":27.1,"cpueUnit":"fish/hour","status":"Abundant"},"LMB":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":5.33,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Abundant"},"NOP":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":2,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Present"},"PMK":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":16.67,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Abundant"},"SPO":{"comparisonType":"statewide_species_gear_percentile","cpue":6.88,"cpueUnit":"fish/haul","status":"Abundant"},"WTS":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":6.17,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Abundant"},"YEB":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":2.89,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Common"},"YEP":{"comparisonType":"source_provided_quartile","cpue":71.33,"cpueUnit":"fish/set","status":"Abundant"}}observed evidence · source: fish

fisheries — latest lake survey date

2010-06-21observation date: 2010-06-21observed evidence · source: lake_summary_slim

fisheries — selected abundance survey date

2010-06-21observation date: 2010-06-21observed evidence · source: fish

fisheries — species count

13observed evidence · source: lake_summary_slim

fisheries — survey count

5observed evidence · source: lake_summary_slim

Stocking history

No applicable published fact.

Official AIS listing

This is regulatory listing status, not occurrence evidence.

ais — current extent scopes

["whole_waterbody"]regulatory evidence · source: ais

ais — current listing count

1regulatory evidence · source: ais

ais — current species

["Eurasian watermilfoil"]regulatory evidence · source: ais

ais — official status

Listedregulatory evidence · source: ais

AIS occurrence evidence

Occurrence evidence cannot create or change an official infestation listing.

ais — latest occurrence date

2017-08-10observation date: 2017-08-10observed evidence · source: ais_occurrences

ais — occurrence count

5observed evidence · source: ais_occurrences

ais — occurrence species

[]observed evidence · source: ais_occurrences

Public access and depth contours

access — status

Public access unknownmanagement evidence · source: lake_summary_slim · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

access — types

[]management evidence · source: lake_summary_slim · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

bathymetry — available

Nogeographic evidence · source: lake_summary_slim · lake_report.v1_projection@1.0.0

Public-land and road context

Ownership, management, easements, designations, and included mapped roads remain separate context facts.

public land — designation nearest meters

No published value metergeographic evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.nearest_boundary_distance@1.0.0

public land — designation shoreline adjacent percent

0 percentapplication_derived evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.shoreline_adjacency@1.0.0

public land — easement nearest meters

No published value metergeographic evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.nearest_boundary_distance@1.0.0

public land — easement shoreline adjacent percent

0 percentapplication_derived evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.shoreline_adjacency@1.0.0

public land — management nearest meters

465.1280422645107 metergeographic evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.nearest_boundary_distance@1.0.0

public land — management shoreline adjacent percent

0 percentapplication_derived evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.shoreline_adjacency@1.0.0

public land — other interest nearest meters

0 metergeographic evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.nearest_boundary_distance@1.0.0

public land — other interest shoreline adjacent percent

100 percentapplication_derived evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.shoreline_adjacency@1.0.0

public land — ownership nearest meters

465.1280169743453 metergeographic evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.nearest_boundary_distance@1.0.0

public land — ownership shoreline adjacent percent

0 percentapplication_derived evidence · source: public_land_context · public_land.shoreline_adjacency@1.0.0

roads — density km per sq km

1.0256 km/km2application_derived evidence · source: road_context · road_context.road_density@1.0.0

roads — eligible buffer area square meters

9784000 square meterapplication_derived evidence · source: road_context · road_context.eligible_buffer_lattice@1.0.0

roads — included length meters

10034.56 meterapplication_derived evidence · source: road_context · road_context.included_length_within_one_kilometer@1.0.0

roads — nearest included meters

20.07 metergeographic evidence · source: road_context · road_context.nearest_included_road_distance@1.0.0

roads — nearest major meters

11539.64 metergeographic evidence · source: road_context · road_context.nearest_major_road_distance@1.0.0

roads — united states coverage complete

Yesapplication_derived evidence · source: road_context · road_context.united_states_source_coverage@1.0.0

Sources, dates, methods, and corrections

Provenance catalog: export_provenance.v1-ca646c5ba79e.json (SHA-256 ca646c5ba79eec8b835ffaae7a9c07b79ec2d768501961bb0393b3727489d5a2).

Methods · Report a correction for DOW 29020800