4 - Steel Lake StatusSteel Lake Status
Public Works Department
Environmental Services
October 3, 2023
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Steel Lake, June 2023
Fish
• Fishing period is from May —October
• WDFW stock it with Rainbow trout
— Since 2006, 8,000-12,000 are stocked annually
• Other species: bullhead, bass, perch, sunfish
Release Location: STEEL LK {DING}
Stock Date
Species
Number Released
Number of Fish Per Pound
Facility
May 5, 2023
Rainbow
2,000,
2.4
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
Apr 14, 2023
Rainbow
Rainbow
Rainbow
3,000
600
2.6
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
May 6, 2022
2.5
Apr 11, 2022
7,200
2
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
Apr 19, 2021
Rainbow
4,000
3
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
Apr 12, 2021
Rainbow
4,000
3
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
Apr 22, 2020
Rainbow
8,000
2.4
PUYALLUP HATCHERY
Water Quality
T I Table (Carlson', 1 77)
01igotrophy: Clearwater, oxygen
Water may be suitable for an unfiltered
30
t h rou ghout the year i n the hypol i m n i on.
watersuppIy.
Hypo Iimnia of shal lower lakes may
30-40
become anoxic.
lesotrophy: Water moderately clear;
Iron, manganese, taste, and odor
increasingprobabiIityof hypolimnetic
problemsworsen. Raw waterturb dity
40-50
anoxia during summer.
requires filtration.
Eutrophy: Anox i s hypol i m n i a,
50-60
macrophyte problems possible.
61ue-green algae dominate, algal scums
Episodes of sevcre taste and odor
60-70
and macrophyte problems.
problem.
Hypereutrophy; (light limited
productivity). Dense algae and
70-80
macrophytes.
80
Algal scums, few macrophytes.
Algae Blooms
• Algae blooms are generally caused by excess
nutrients.
— Potential sources: stormwater runoff (fertilizer) and
wastewater.
— Warm temperatures, shallow depths, and slow moving
water.
Mitigation solutions include physical removal or
nutrient management. - A
Us
How to get involved?
• Apply to be on the Steel Lake Management
District Advisory Committee and/or attend the
public meetings
• Committee application notices will be sent to
eligible property owners in late Oct. or Nov.
• The
Q4 SLMD
meeting is
November 7, City
Hall,
Hylebos
Room, 4PM-5:30PM.
Questions?