Anvil at a Glance  Anvil Lake is located in the Town of Washington in eastern Vilas County. The lake has a surface area of 398 acres. There is a developed federal boat landing that includes parking, a public pier, restroom facilities, a public shelter, campground, and beach. The lake offers a high quality experience to lake visitors and property owners. The notable resources of Anvil Lake include moderate to good water quality (per data from the Volunteer Self-Help Water Monitoring Program), good lake aesthetics, moderately productive walleye, northern pike, large mouth bass, pan fisheries, and good recreational opportunities. This lake is an important natural resource to local residents and the general public. Last Anvil Lake Fish Fry of the Season Join your hosts Donna, Gene, and Sam Welhoefer for the last Anvil Fish Fry for this season! It will be held at the Chanticleer Restaurant on Friday, May 25, 2012 Cocktails from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP by May 20th 715-477-6238 dwelhoef@gmail.com Anvil Lake Loons 2011 WDNR Burning Permits/Current Fire Danger Status Fertilizers for Homeowners 2010 Visit our Phosphorus Free Fertilizers page for up-to-date information regarding new Wisconsin legislation regulating the use of lawn fertilizers this
year.  For updated news from December, 2011, click here. Window Alert Stickers from the Wisconsin Humane Society Do birds ever crash into your windows? Prevent bird collisions and save lives with WindowAlert window clings. You can get 8 FREE WindowAlert static window clings from the Wisconsin Humane Society's "WIngs" program. All you need to pay is $2.50 postage and handling. This initiative to save wild birds from window collisions is made possible by a generous grant from the Jeff Rusinow Family Foundation. To request your free WindowAlerts, go to the WHS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center's web site and click on the link. You can also visit the web site for Window Alert where you can purchase additional decals for your home. These decals are applied to home and office windows. The decal contains a component which brilliantly reflects ultraviolet sunlight. This ultraviolet light is invisible to humans, but glows like a stoplight for birds. Protecting Anvil's Exposed ShorelinesAs Anvil Lake's shoreline continues to withdraw as a result of the area's drought conditions, Lake residents and visitors need to be mindful of the now-fragile exposed lakebed. Observing the "slow-no wake" guidelines within 200 feet of Anvil's shores is the best way to protect our lake.   Lack of rain and snow/hail result in Low Lake Level As ice was nearly out on April 18, 2009, the lake level measured within 1/100 of an inch of its level on November 6, 2008. Winter precipitation had added nothing. As of May 31, 2009, rain has raised the surface 3 inches. Rain makes news across the highlands of Wisconsin! U.W.'s Center for Limnology (lakes) climatologist, Dr. John Magnuson, and Tim Asplund (DNR Lakes Division) have data showing that areas in northern Wisconsin that are at the highest elevations in the state are the regions most impacted by lack of precipitation and thus the lakes in these areas show the greatest drop in lake levels. Their data show the short term drought has spanned five years, but their long term data exhibits a precipitation trend that has gradually decreased over decades. This is accompanied by fewer days of ice cover on lakes, increased lake water temperatures and evaporation...all adding up to less water in those lakes that sit at higher elevations on the landscape and are dependant upon rain and snow for water, in deference to lakes located low on the landscape that receive inflowing water from springs and streams. Anvil is a lake situated high on the landscape, just west of a continental divide. It is classified as a seep lake, meaning it receives water from rain, snow melt and waters from these sources that seep into the ground and flow across clay soil layers and seep into the lake (you know those "cold" spots?). Due to the low lake level, Anvil Lake no longer establishes a thermocline...that layer of cold water that traps on the bottom old nutrient materials (eroded soils, silts, grass clippings, leaves, poorly processed septage, fertilizers, etc.) that have washed into the lake over time. Each time water quality measurements have been recorded since spring 2008, the temperature of the top water has been the same as the temperature of the water on the bottom. Now, rather than having the lake water turn over only in spring and again in fall, the lake water is mixed daily by the currents created by winds. As the water mixes, it re-suspends the old nutrient materials and this material in turn produces larger algae blooms that decrease water clarity. Composting How-to's Find out everything you need to know at this WDNR Link!  Clean Boats, Clean Waters Watercraft Inspectors LoonWatch Birds without Borders: Wisconsin Edition Visit the web site to obtain more information drafted for Wisconsin Land Owners. Download a copy of the Manual. Birds Without Borders To find more details about the Birds Without Borders Project, visit their home page: BIRDS WITHOUT BORDERS - AVES SIN FRONTERAS® Get the Lead Out - Lead-free FishingIt is a great time for Anvil Lake Anglers to start preparing their tackle boxes for Lead-free fishing. Checkout the WDNR Fishing Regulations for 2011-1012.  Lead-free information provided with permission from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Public Trust Doctrine commissioned by the Vilas County Lakes Association and written by John Bates, well-known northwoods writer and naturalist to help all who enjoy Wisconsin's treasured lakes gain a better understanding of how to be true stewards of the land.Click here for more information. 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