Illinois
Resource Management
- Illinois Nonpoint Source Management
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources District Fisheries contacts
Informational tools
- iFishIllinois: Information for fishing, camping near, and accessing lakes.
Indiana
Resource Management
- Lake and River Enhancement
- Department of Environmental Management 319(h) Grants
- Fisheries Biologists
- Lake contractor list
Informational tools
- Lake Michigan Coastal Program (sometimes awards inland lake grants)
- Coastal Program staff
- Where to Fish: Public access, fish consumption advisory, and low-head dam locations.
- Reservoir Habitat: Habitat structures on reservoirs.
- Fish Status and Trends: Fish community survey dashboard
- Lake Depth maps: Depth maps for lakes.
Iowa
Resource Management
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Management website
- Contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources District Fisheries Biologist for your area:
Spirit Lake District: 712-336-1840
Clear Lake District: 641-357-3517
Black Hawk Lake District: 712-657-2638
Informational tools
- Ambient Lake Monitoring: Lake water quality monitoring data status and trends.
- Fishing Atlas: Fish survey and Master Angler data, access information, and more.
- Fish structures: Downloadable GPX files showing habitat structures for fishing.
Michigan
Resource Management
- Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division staff
- Michigan State University Extension Center for Lakes and Streams
Informational tools
- Lake Status and Trends Viewer: Water quality, shoreline habitat, and structural habitat data from surveyed lakes.
- MiCorps Data Exchange: Citizen science water quality, plant, and shoreline data collected on lakes.
- Michigan Lake Water Clarity Dashboard: satellite-derived water clarity, algae, and lake color.
- Michigan Boating Facility Finder: Boat launch mapper.
Minnesota
Resource Management
Informational tools
- LakeFinder: Minnesota DNR website with detailed fishery and water quality data.
- Watershed Health Assessment Framework Lakes: Minnesota DNR website with detailed watershed, water quality, and stewardship information, including priority levels.
- LakeBrowser: Provides satellite-based water quality data dating back to 1975.
- Surface water data access: Minnesota PCA data viewer with water monitoring stations and impairments.
- P.I.Charter: Online database for point-Intercept aquatic plant survey data in Minnesota.
North Dakota
Resource Management
Informational tools
- Fishing Waters Viewer: Contour maps as well as stocking and survey reports.
- Surface Water Quality Data: Survey data from surface water quality sampling.
Ohio
Resource Management
Informational tools
- Ohio Lake Map Resource: Locations of habitat structures, boat launches, and other facilities.
South Dakota
Resource Management
- Contact Jason Jungwirth, 605-223-7610, Jason.Jungwirth@state.sd.us
Informational tools
- Public Water Access: Fishery reports, access sites, and more.
- South Dakota Aquatic Invasive Species: Maps of aquatic invasive species.
- Guide to the fishes of South Dakota
- AIS Management Efforts in South Dakota
- Aquatic Vegetation Management in South Dakota
Wisconsin
Resource Management
- Lake Contacts (can be narrowed down by county)
- Wisconsin Extension Lakes
- Wisconsin Healthy Lakes Program
Surface Water Grants | Wisconsin DNR - Dam Removal Grant Program | Wisconsin DNR
- Targeted Runoff Management Grant Program | Wisconsin DNR
- Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grant Program | Wisconsin DNR
- Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust — Restore | Wisconsin DNR
Informational tools
- Lakes & AIS Viewer: AIS information, fishing access, shoreland habitat monitoring, grants, and more.
- Surface Water Data Viewer: Boating access, fisheries regulations, fish consumption advice, wild rice waters, and more.
- Wisconsin Water Explorer: Lake water quality survey data and watershed data.
- Shoreland Habitat Disturbance Viewer: Field data collected on lawn coverage, riparian structures, altered shorelines, and more.
- Water Quality: Lake water quality reports from citizen science monitors and satellite sensing.
- Watershed Restoration and Protection Viewer: TMDL, watershed planning, and adaptive management data.
- Aquatic Plant Explorer: Aquatic plant survey data.
Regional
Resource Management
Informational tools
- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Maps: Data on camping, fishing, hunting, gathering, mercury advisories, and more.
- How’s my waterway: EPA water quality monitoring data.
- Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database: USGS database on non-native aquatic plant and animal occurrences.