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Watershed: Minimally Disturbed
WQ Standards: Meets Standards
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Spring Phosphorus
Trend: Highly Significantly Decreasing (p-value = 0.0049)
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Annual MeanTotal Phosphorus (ug/L)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.2971)
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Annual MeanDaily MeanTotal Phosphorus (ug/L)

Summer Secchi
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.9287)
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Annual MeanDaily MeanSecchi Transparency (m)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.4042)
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Annual MeanDaily MeanChlorophyll-a (ug/L)

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