Scores

Watershed: Highly Disturbed
WQ Standards: Impaired
WQ Standards Details
Stressed – Escherichia coli
Stressed – Flow alteration
Impaired – Organic Enrichment - DO
Impaired – Phosphorus
Color Scoring System
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Water Quality Data

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Spring Phosphorus
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.9401)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Significantly Increasing (p-value = 0.034)

Summer Secchi
Trend: Significantly Increasing (p-value = 0.027)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.9741)

Lake Information

Info

Town Franklin
Planning Basin Missisquoi
Surface Area 1415.2 acres
Basin To Lake Area Ratio 5
Maximum Depth 33 feet
Elevation 435 feet

Known Invasive Species Infestations

Common Name Scientific Name
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Curly-leaf pondweed Pogamogeton crispus
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum

Long Term Means

Season Long Term Mean # Years Data
Total Phosphorus (ug/L)
Spring 27.1 29
Summer 31.7 40
Secchi Transparency (m)
Summer 2.1 43
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Summer 18.1 43