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Table 4. Impaired Waters in Lino Lakes <br />Impaired Water <br />Lake or <br />River ID <br />Affected use <br />Pollutant or Stressor <br />List <br />Date <br />2002 <br />Bald Eagle Lake* <br />62-0002-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />Bald Eagle Lake* <br />62-0002-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Consumption <br />Mercury in Fish Tissue <br />1998 <br />Baldwin Lake <br />02-0013-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2010 <br />Centerville Lake <br />02-0006-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2002 <br />George Watch Lake <br />02-0005-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2002 <br />Marshan Lake <br />02-0007-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2002 <br />Otter Lake <br />02-0003-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Consumption <br />Mercury in Fish Tissue <br />2010 <br />Peltier Lake <br />02-0004-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2002 <br />Peltier Lake <br />02-0004-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Consumption <br />Mercury in Fish Tissue <br />1998 <br />Reshanau Lake <br />02-0009-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2006 <br />Rice Lake <br />02-0008-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2010 <br />Wilkinson Lake <br />62-0043-00 <br />Aquatic <br />Recreation <br />Nutrient/Eutrophication <br />Biological Indicators <br />2010 <br />Clearwater Creek <br />(Bald Eagle Lake to Peltier Lake) <br />07010206- <br />519 <br />Aquatic Life <br />Fish and Aquatic Macro- <br />invertebrate Bioassessments <br />2002 <br />2006 <br />Hardwood Creek <br />(Hwy 61 to Peltier Lake) <br />07010206- <br />596 <br />Aquatic Life <br />Fish Bioassessment <br />2002 <br />Hardwood Creek <br />(Hwy 61 to Peltier Lake) <br />07010206- <br />596 <br />Aquatic Life <br />Dissolved Oxygen <br />2004 <br />Note: Imnairments from the MPCA 2014 Draft 303d List of <br />Imnaired Waters. <br />*Only a small sliver of Bald Eagle Lake is within the City of Lino Lakes <br />Lakes <br />The City contains all or part of 15 lakes (Figure 2). Of the City's lakes, nine of them (Baldwin, <br />Centerville, George Watch, Marshan, Peltier, Reshanau, Rice, Sherman, and Ward) are located within or <br />abutting the Chain of Lakes Regional Park. The City lakes generally fall into three shoreland management <br />categories: Natural Environment, Recreational and General Development. The Natural Environment lakes <br />are primarily located in the Chain of Lakes area and include Peltier, George Watch, Marshan, Rice, Ward, <br />Sherman, Cedar, Amelia, Rondeau and Wilkinson. Recreational lakes include Otter, Centerville, <br />Reshanau, and Baldwin. Bald Eagle Lake is a General Development Lake. They are used for a variety of <br />recreational uses such as swimming, boating, fishing and water skiing. Centerville, Bald Eagle, Peltier <br />and Reshanau Lakes are considered game fishing lakes. <br />A metric used to evaluate lake water quality is the level of eutrophication, the enrichment of lakes due to <br />excess nutrients such as phosphorus. Although phosphorus is the dominant factor, as both phosphorus and <br />nitrogen concentrations increase in lake water, algae blooms increase. In the extreme, blue-green or scum- <br />foilning algae can render a lake unusable for recreation. The degree of eutrophication is characterized by <br />gradations of oligotrophic and eutrophic levels. Oligotrophic lakes have very low nutrient levels, high <br />City of Lino Lakes SWMP 1 December 20151 26 <br />