Scores

Watershed: Minimally Disturbed
WQ Standards: Meets Standards
Color Scoring System
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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: Highly Significantly Decreasing (p-value = 0.0049)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.2971)

Summer Secchi
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.9287)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.4042)

Lake Information

Info

Town Essex
Planning Basin Northern Lake Champlain
Surface Area 57.5 acres
Basin To Lake Area Ratio 13
Maximum Depth 22 feet
Elevation 520 feet

Known Invasive Species Infestations

Common Name Scientific Name
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum

Long Term Means

Season Long Term Mean # Years Data
Total Phosphorus (ug/L)
Spring 20.7 11
Summer 19.6 9
Secchi Transparency (m)
Summer 4.1 11
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Summer 11.3 9