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| Lake Leelanau Watershed Management Plan | ||
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This WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN was written to identify the uses designated by the State of Michigan for all public waters and to identify locally desired additional uses for Lake Leelanau, its tributaries and its watershed. The plan identifies threats and impairments to these uses and establishes goals to address these concerns.Leelanau County has experienced a 26.7 % population increase from 1990-2000 (US Census, factfinder.census.gov). In the last two years, Lake Leelanau has had the highest number of wetland fill permit applications of any lake in Northwest Lower Michigan (M. Tonello, MDNR Fisheries Biologist, personal communication). In the last five years, 1997-2001, there have been 44 riparian (applicants listed Lake Leelanau as adjacent body of water) fill permit applications and approval of 28 of them, denial of 6 and 10 remain undecided. The lake has seen an expanding walleye fishery in the last 10 years, which has attracted regional fishing tournaments and outdoor writers through out the Midwest. Paradoxically, the benefits accruing to the state and regions from activity and development in the Lake Leelanau Watershed are dependent on preservation of its high water quality and scenic attractiveness. |
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This page last updated on 6/18/2003.