Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map

• Two small islands are located near the State Park shoreline. The harbor is a shallow bay of 362 acres
with nearly six miles of shoreline.
• The surrounding land use is predominately recreational (Potawatomi State Park) and single family
residential with lesser amounts of idle cropland.
• Along the north and south shore rubble and cobble make up the shoreline, while the west shore is
coastal wetland. The bottom substrate is predominantly sand or sand/rock mix. The rock scarps and
estuary offer habitat for plant and animal species.
• Vegetation includes upland hardwoods, lowland pines and white cedar (Thuja occidentalis). Other
plant species include dwarf lake iris, balsam (Abies balsamea), and spruce (Picea spp.).
• Fish known to inhabit the harbor include northern pike (Esox lucius), smallmouth bass (Micropterus
dolomieui), yellow perch (Perca flavescens), rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), brown trout (Salmo
trutta), and long-eared sunfish (Lepomis megalotis).
• Dwarf lake iris is listed as a federally threatened plant and the long-eared sunfish is in the statethreatened
category.
• The aesthetic value of Sawyer Harbor is as a sheltered inlet that houses several impressive land
features such as rock terraces, shoals, wetlands, intermittent streams, ponds, and scenic views of two
islands and Potawatomi State Park.
Lost Creek Watershed
Lost Creek is a 2.5 mile long stream with a 2.2 square-mile watershed.
• The surrounding land use is mainly cropland with lesser amounts of idle cropland. A golf course and
county landfill are located near the stream
• Soils are deep, moderate to poorly drained, and almost level to moderately steep. Silty clay subsoil
overlays silty clay till or dolostone bedrock (USDA SCS 1978).
• The stream is classified as a limited forage fishery because it is only capable of supporting a limited
community of forage fish and aquatic life. Limited forage fisheries tend to have poor habitat quality.
• White cedar is the dominant tree species in lowland areas.
• Fish known to seasonally utilize the stream include walleye (Stizostedion vitreum), northern pike,
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), and white suckers (Catostomus commersoni) (Corbisier 2000).
• It is unknown if any threatened or endangered plant and animal species are present, as biological
inventories have not been completed.
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Sawyer Harbor / Lost Creek & Larson Creek Watersheds Complex