Scores

Watershed: Moderately Disturbed
WQ Standards: Stressed
WQ Standards Details
Stressed – Phosphorus
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Water Quality Data

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Spring Phosphorus
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.3637)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Highly Significantly Increasing (p-value = 0.0011)

Summer Secchi
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.5379)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.2505)

Lake Information

Info

Town Fairlee
Planning Basin Stevens-Wells-Waits-Ompompanoosuc-CT
Surface Area 549.8 acres
Basin To Lake Area Ratio 9
Maximum Depth 43 feet
Elevation 416 feet

Known Invasive Species Infestations

Common Name Scientific Name
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus

Long Term Means

Season Long Term Mean # Years Data
Total Phosphorus (ug/L)
Spring 21.2 32
Summer 20.0 39
Secchi Transparency (m)
Summer 6.6 43
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Summer 6.1 42