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: Stable (p-value = 0.7103)
Summer Phosphorus
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.6242)

Summer Secchi
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.6553)
Summer Chlorophyll-a
Trend: Stable (p-value = 0.4042)

Lake Information

Info

Town Benson
Planning Basin Southern Lake Champlain
Surface Area 205.1 acres
Basin To Lake Area Ratio 6
Maximum Depth 118 feet
Elevation 497 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 7.1 16
Summer 8.7 6
Secchi Transparency (m)
Summer 10.8 25
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Summer 1.6 10