Report from Kristen Veinotte, SOLitude
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2021 Lake Management Report
At the end of each season, SOLitude provides a report on water quality observations and treatments. Below is a link to this year’s report from Dominic Meringolo.
Water Quality test results
Jack & Dave were out in the cold, wind and rain (just whining, we don’t mind) on Oct 3 …
Recent conditions: Minimal rain, minimal boat traffic, minimal outflow over dam.
Observations:
Temperature dropping, as expected
Clarity improving
pH within normal range (note: 8/22 anomaly noted on chart)
This may be our last observation of the season with the draw-down coming up.
Water Quality test results
Jack & Dave ventured out on the first cold Fall morning …
Lake was calm, air and water getting cool/colder. Not much recent rain. Low boat traffic this week.
Water clarity continues to improve into Fall. pH remains in range.
Welcome new members
Barbara Portal and Ken Miller have joined the Water Quality team. Welcome and thanks for wanting to be involved in this important effort.
Water Quality test results
Jack and Dave did the biweekly water testing, results and comments below.
Clear day, 62 degrees. Over an inch of rain fell on Monday. Boat traffic was light over the holiday weekend and early week.
We saw a sharp drop in water temperature … time to plan dock out :)
Water clarity is increasing a little, beginning to get back to what we saw in the spring.
pH dropped sharply compared with our last outing. We found that we had a device malfunction … we should ignore the 8-22 reading as an outlier due to device error. We now have replaced the bad sensor, and also have a backup device to double check. pH is now well within bounds and is no longer of concern.
Water Quality Introduction
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8-22-2019 Observation
Jack Sweeney and Dave Brown went out to measure quality on the 22nd. As we do every two weeks we took measurements near the sandbar, by the boat club/beach and at the dam. Details are available; we may post a sample in an upcoming entry.
Clarity improved considerably since our last measurement on 8/8. pH is very high which is a concern we will be looking into. We expect pH to go down (less alkaline) as the season progresses.