Scores

Watershed: Minimally Disturbed
WQ Standards: Stressed
WQ Standards Details
Stressed – Organic Enrichment - DO
Stressed – Phosphorus
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Water Quality Data

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Spring Phosphorus
Trend: Highly Significantly Increasing (p-value = 0.0019)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.573)

Summer Secchi
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.0871)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.3918)

Lake Information

Info

Town Shrewsbury
Planning Basin Otter Creek-Little Otter Creek-Lewis Creek
Surface Area 63.7 acres
Basin To Lake Area Ratio 4
Maximum Depth 84 feet
Elevation 1476 feet

Known Invasive Species Infestations

None

Long Term Means

Season Long Term Mean # Years Data
Total Phosphorus (ug/L)
Spring 22.9 16
Summer 14.3 6
Secchi Transparency (m)
Summer 7.0 17
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Summer 10.8 12