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 GREEN RIVER 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: Could not find evidence of Inlet 8 anywhere, so did not sample it. 8/15 TN samples not acidified until 8/16. At inlet 3, beaver dam stopped us from going up any further. Used paper map numbering of inlets to find which trib was where and then used Google Earth to pull Lat Long, then used converter https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/degrees-minutes-seconds-tofrom-decimal-degrees to convert to decimal degrees. Inlets 5 and 6 were sampled where the lake was still influencing the water chemistry, could not get up creek enough to avoid that.
InletNo |
TP (ug/L) |
TN (mg/L) |
TCl (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 14.20 | 0.41 | 2 |
2 | 18.80 | 0.37 | 2 |
3 | 16.40 | 0.28 | 2 |
4 | 9.51 | 0.24 | 2 |
5 | 16.10 | 0.29 | 2 |
6 | 13.70 | 0.27 | 2 |
7 | 7.45 | 0.20 | 2 |
InletNo |
Conductivity uS/cm |
Turbidity NTU |
Temp C |
DO mg/L |
DO % |
pH |
Chla (ug/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | NA | 17.25 | 7.68 | 84.3 | 6.68 | 1.8 |
2 | 29 | NA | 16.82 | 8.95 | 97.2 | 6.70 | 3.3 |
3 | 52 | NA | 17.80 | 7.00 | 77.6 | 6.40 | 1.1 |
4 | 21 | NA | 19.76 | 8.12 | 93.7 | 6.72 | 4.2 |
5 | 26 | NA | 21.50 | 7.69 | 91.8 | 6.46 | 4.4 |
6 | 29 | NA | 20.72 | 7.60 | 89.4 | 6.39 | 2.6 |
7 | 43 | NA | 13.49 | 9.20 | 92.1 | 6.90 | 0.3 |
InletNo |
Sediment Depth (cm) |
Sediment Delta (sq meters) |
Algae %Cover |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
6 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 |
7 | 25 | 36 | 0.1 |
1 | 10 | 0 | 30.0 |
3 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 |
4 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
5 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
InletNo | Plants %Cover |
Dominant Plant 1 |
Dominant Plant 2 |
Dominant Plant 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
6 | 80 | Najas sp. | Brasenia schreberi | Glyceria borealis |
7 | 15 | Potamogeton epihydrus | NA | NA |
1 | 20 | Potamogeton epihydrus | Potamogeton spirillus | Najas sp. |
3 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
4 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
5 | 5 | Potamogeton epihydrus | Potamogeton spirillus | Najas flexilis |
Characteristic | Comment |
---|---|
Type | ARTIFICIAL |
Flow | Strong riffle |
Control Height (m) | 90 |
Comments | Morrisville Power and Light website says max height of dam is 90’ |
Comments: NA
Category | Score | Feature | Present |
---|---|---|---|
Wilderness Score | 0 | Beach | 0 |
Wilderness-Like Score | 8 | Ledge | 1 |
Bouldered Shore | 0 | ||
Vegetation | 1 | ||
Islands | 1 | ||
Steep Slopes | 0 | ||
Peaks | 1 | ||
Scenic Bottom | 0 | ||
Cliffs | 0 | ||
# Total Features | 4 |