SEYMOUR
07/26/2013
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Lake and Watershed
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Assessment Report Card
| Total Phosphorus | GOOD |
| Total Nitrogen | GOOD |
| Chlorophyll-a | GOOD |
| Alkalinity | GOOD |
| Dissolved Oxygen | GOOD |
| Lakeshore Disturbance | POOR |
| Lakeshore Habitat | POOR |
| Shallow Water Habitat | POOR |
| Physical Complexity of Habitat | POOR |
| Watershed | Moderately Disturbed |
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Condition Assessments
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Total Phosphorus: GOOD
Total Nitrogen: GOOD
Chlorophyll-a: GOOD
Alkalinity: GOOD
Dissolved Oxygen: GOOD
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Secchi Transparency
Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll-a
Total Phosphorus
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Total Nitrogen
Conductivity
Chloride
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pH
Calcium and Magnesium
Iron, Manganese and Aluminum
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Dissolved Organic Carbon
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Habitat
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Habitat Map
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Assessments
Assessments based on habitat indexes developed by EPA’s National Lake Assessment program.
Habitat Comparisons
Comparison of the average habitat characteristics of sites around SEYMOUR with the average habitat characteritics at undeveloped and developed sites at other lakes in the state.
Disturbances
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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| B | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| C | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| D | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| E | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| F | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| G | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| I | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Inlets
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Inlets Map
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Water Quality
Comments: New owners near inlet #5 will call lakewise letting buffer grow along inlet and want to vegetate the shore. Camp under construction still. Cattle access the stream at 2 places upstream they say and rains this June washed their dock out. Inlet 1 ~127uS/cm no algae. Inlet 2~88uS/cm no algae. Inlet #3 ~250uS/cm with algae and plants present. Inlet #4 ~320uS/cm and algae present. Inlet #5 ~150uS/cm Spyrogyra algae present.
| InletNo |
TP (ug/L) |
TN (mg/L) |
TCl (mg/L) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.60 | 0.29 | 2.45 |
| 2 | 7.14 | 0.29 | 2.00 |
| 3 | 10.60 | 0.70 | 13.00 |
| 4 | 10.40 | 0.30 | 24.90 |
| 5 | 17.20 | 0.40 | 2.94 |
| InletNo |
Conductivity uS/cm |
Turbidity NTU |
Temp C |
DO mg/L |
DO % |
pH |
Chla (ug/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 | NA | 13.85 | 8.87 | 93.2 | 7.20 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 88 | NA | 13.61 | 9.22 | 96.4 | 7.46 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 249 | NA | 12.37 | 9.48 | 96.4 | 7.47 | 0.4 |
| 4 | 325 | NA | 13.67 | 8.96 | 93.9 | 7.63 | 1.0 |
| 5 | 150 | NA | 17.44 | 8.33 | 94.5 | 7.57 | 1.1 |
Physical | Macrophytes
| InletNo |
Sediment Depth (cm) |
Sediment Delta (sq meters) |
Algae %Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1.00 | 100 | 0 |
| 4 | 40.00 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | 40.00 | 150 | 60 |
| 1 | 0.95 | 600 | 0 |
| 3 | 30.00 | 450 | 30 |
| InletNo | Plants %Cover |
Dominant Plant 1 |
Dominant Plant 2 |
Dominant Plant 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | Potamogeton praelongus | NA | NA |
| 4 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5 | 1 | NA | NA | NA |
| 1 | 75 | Elodea sp. | Potamogeton amplifolius | Vallisneria americana |
| 3 | 40 | Vallisneria americana | Potamogeton illinoensis | NA |
Outlet
| Characteristic | Comment |
|---|---|
| Type | NATURAL with ARTIFICIAL CONTROL |
| Flow | Run |
| Control Height (m) | NA |
| Comments | Dam in is downstream from where outlet leaves the lake. Do not have measurement of hgt, can get from streamflow protection folks. |
Protection Classification
SEYMOUR Lake Protection Classification
Comments: NA
| Category | Score | Feature | Present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Score | 0 | Beach | 1 |
| Wilderness-Like Score | 0 | Ledge | 1 |
| Bouldered Shore | 0 | ||
| Vegetation | 0 | ||
| Islands | 0 | ||
| Steep Slopes | 0 | ||
| Peaks | 0 | ||
| Scenic Bottom | 1 | ||
| Cliffs | 0 | ||
| # Total Features | 3 |