Folks have been asking, what happened to the water at Goose Pond this year?

Prairie pothole freshwater marshes like Goose Pond are found throughout the upper Midwest. Most are about one-acre in size but like Goose Pond at 60 acres, can be much larger.

Prairie potholes are shallow depressive wetlands that receive water from rainfall and snowmelt runoff. In dry years they lack water inputs, often drying up completely. That's what happened this year.

Goose Pond web cam photo