WLI has conducted scientific measurements of Whitefish Lake for twenty years. The results of these long-term investigations are reported in several peer reviewed reports below:
Scientific Reports
The Whitefish Area Water Resources Report: A Status of the Whitefish Lake Watershed (2015)
A scientifically comprehensive report of long-term water quality management in the Whitefish Lake Watershed & Surrounding Area.
Maps of The Whitefish Watershed
Chapter II – Project Area Section A. Whitefish Lake Watershed & Surrounding Area
Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
Whitefish Lake Watershed
Whitefish Lake Watershed
Columbia River Basin
Columbia River Basin
Chapter III – Natural History, Section A. Climate
Fire History
Fire History
Sediment Hazard
Sediment Hazard
Chapter III – Natural History, Section B. Geology & Physical Geography
Geologic Formation
Geologic Formation
Taxonomic Particle Size
Taxonomic Particle Size
Percent Slope
Percent Slope
Erosion Potential
Erosion Potential
Soil Geomorphic
Soil Geomorphic
Existing Vegetation Type
Existing Vegetation Type
Glacial Whitefish Lake
Glacial Whitefish Lake
Chapter IV – Cultural History, Section C. Current Land Ownership
Land Ownership
Land Ownership
Chapter VI – Historical Studies, Section B. Past Whitefish Lake Institute Studies
Septic Leachate Contamination Risk Assessment
Septic Leachate Contamination Risk Assessment
Chapter VII – Whitefish Lake Institute Water Quality Monitoring, Section A. Methodologies & Programs
Monitoring Sites
Monitoring Sites
Chapter X – Whitefish Lake Tributaries, Section A. Introduction
Stream Channel Type
Stream Channel Type
Fish Passage
Fish Passage
Fish Distribution
Fish Distribution
Upper Project Area
Upper Project Area
Middle Project Area
Middle Project Area
Lower Project Area
Lower Project Area
Chapter XII – Whitefish Lake
Dominant Macrophyte Distribution
Dominant Macrophyte Distribution
Dominant Substrate
Dominant Substrate
Chapter XIV – Municipal Water Infrastructure & Treatment
Stormwater
Stormwater
The Investigation of Septic Leachate to the Shoreline Area of Whitefish Lake, MT (2012)
The history, prior research, and data gathered by WLI regarding Septic Leachate pollution in Whitefish Lake.
Land Ownership
Land Ownership
Whitefish City Sewer System
Whitefish City Sewer System
Monitoring Sites
Monitoring Sites
Investigation Sample Sites
Investigation Sample Sites
Random Sites
Random Sites
Soil Type
Soil Type
Geology
Geology
Land Type
Land Type
Taxonomic Particle Size
Taxonomic Particle Size
Soil Drainage Class
Soil Drainage Class
Percent Slope
Percent Slope
Sediment Hazard
Sediment Hazard
Septic Tank Absorption Fields Suitability
Septic Tank Absorption Fields Suitability
Septic Leachate Contamination & Risk Assessment
Septic Leachate Contamination & Risk Assessment
Viking Creek
Viking Creek
Lazy Bay
Lazy Bay
Dog Bay
Dog Bay
Point Pines
Point Pines
East Shore
East Shore
Whitefish and Flathead lake economic study (2021)
Estimates the price premiums that aesthetics, water quality and clarity provided by Flathead and Whitefish Lakes impart on lake front home values and nearby real estate.
