Scores

Watershed: Moderately Disturbed
WQ Standards: Stressed
WQ Standards Details
Stressed – Organic Enrichment - DO
Color Scoring System
Good Conditions
Fair Conditions
Poor Conditions

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Water Quality Data

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  • Trophic condition thresholds are indicated by shading:
Hypereutrophic
Eutrophic
Mesotrophic
Oligotrophic
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Spring Phosphorus
Trend: Significantly Decreasing (p-value = 0.01)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Insufficient Data

Summer Secchi
Trend: Significantly Increasing (p-value = 0.0116)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Insufficient Data

Lake Information

Info

Town Leicester
Planning Basin Otter Creek-Little Otter Creek-Lewis Creek
Surface Area 67.3 acres
Basin To Lake Area Ratio 8
Maximum Depth 43 feet
Elevation 572 feet

Known Invasive Species Infestations

Common Name Scientific Name
Brittle naiad Najas minor
Curly-leaf pondweed Pogamogeton crispus
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum

Long Term Means

Season Long Term Mean # Years Data
Total Phosphorus (ug/L)
Spring 14.0 15
Summer 21.8 3
Secchi Transparency (m)
Summer 6.2 18
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Summer 6.6 4