Total Phosphorus | GOOD |
Total Nitrogen | GOOD |
Chlorophyll-a | GOOD |
Alkalinity | GOOD |
Dissolved Oxygen | GOOD |
Lakeshore Disturbance | GOOD |
Lakeshore Habitat | GOOD |
Shallow Water Habitat | GOOD |
Physical Complexity of Habitat | GOOD |
Watershed | Minimally Disturbed |
For more information about how lakes are scored, see:
Gauging
the health of Vermont Lakes: Results of the 2007 National Lake
Assessment
Assessments based on habitat indexes developed by EPA’s National Lake Assessment program.
Comparison of the average habitat characteristics of sites around BUCK with the average habitat characteritics at undeveloped and developed sites at other lakes in the state.
Disturbance components that make up the Lakeshore Disturbance score. ‘1.0’ indicates disturbance occurs in the immediate shoreline plot. ‘0.5’ indicates the disturbance occurs in an area proximal to, but not within, the immediate shoreline plot.
Station | Buildings | Park | Commercial | Docks | Crops | Pasture | Orchard | Lawn | Walls | Landfill | Roads | Powerlines |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Comments: Only 1 inlet. It empties out into big wetland complex that beavers have impounded. Found a little flow at the N end of the wetland that was just enough to sample. Needed to portage canoe to get to it. Did not have pole to measure depth of sediment, so used paddle.
InletNo |
TP (ug/L) |
TN (mg/L) |
TCl (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 39.5 | 0.32 | 2 |
InletNo |
Conductivity uS/cm |
Turbidity NTU |
Temp C |
DO mg/L |
DO % |
pH |
Chla (ug/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 92.3 | NA | 25.84 | 7.59 | 97.4 | NA | 1.11 |
InletNo |
Sediment Depth (cm) |
Sediment Delta (sq meters) |
Algae %Cover |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
InletNo | Plants %Cover |
Dominant Plant 1 |
Dominant Plant 2 |
Dominant Plant 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 70 | Potamogeton natans | Potamogeton epihydrus | Najas sp. |
Characteristic | Comment |
---|---|
Type | NATURAL |
Flow | Trickle |
Control Height (m) | NA |
Comments | Outlet just a trickle going through boulders under boulders, did find enough water to sample. Estimating width all total, water leaking out various places from beaver dam, adds up to 1m wide or so. |
Comments: Did not check to see if any peaks visible are greater than 2500’
Category | Score | Feature | Present |
---|---|---|---|
Wilderness Score | 0 | Beach | 0 |
Wilderness-Like Score | 8 | Ledge | 1 |
Bouldered Shore | 0 | ||
Vegetation | 1 | ||
Islands | 0 | ||
Steep Slopes | 0 | ||
Peaks | 0 | ||
Scenic Bottom | 0 | ||
Cliffs | 0 | ||
# Total Features | 2 |