Bad Medicine Lake AMA

The proposed AMA acquisition consists of approximately 2.3 acres with 780 feet of shoreline at the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL). Bad Medicine Lake is a closed-basin oligotrophic lake with high water quality. It is presently about 5 feet above the OHWL. The lake has been above the OHWL for over 25 years. This particular property includes a peninsula that is now an island due to the current water level. The proposed AMA contains a high proportion of littoral zone habitat and comprises one of the few areas of the lake with this habitat type. It can be used as a spawning area and habitat. The upland habitat is used by a variety of game and nongame species. It is directly across the lake from another AMA (within 1/2 mile) that has recently been acquired by the BMLAF with DNR assistance and a RIM match grant. It is also about 1/4 mile south of an AMA that the BMLAF is in the process of purchasing with another CPL grant. Bad Medicine Lake is managed as a two-story trout fishery.