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mcdude · 07-12-2006, 08:54 AM

Last week I participated in the the Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (VLAP) through the NH Dept. of Environmental Services. One of the tests conducted is a water clarity test and on both Hills Pond and Sunset Lake the clarity of the water was measurably down from last year. It is most likely the result of high spring waters dragging sediment and organic matter from the shore into the lake and was at least, in part, exacerbated by boat wakes during the high Spring waters. For example, one could usually see up to four meters down into Hills Pond. This year it was only 1.75 meters.

07-12-2006, 08:54 AM	#3
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,343 Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,033 Times in 480 Posts	Last week I participated in the the Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (VLAP) through the NH Dept. of Environmental Services. One of the tests conducted is a water clarity test and on both Hills Pond and Sunset Lake the clarity of the water was measurably down from last year. It is most likely the result of high spring waters dragging sediment and organic matter from the shore into the lake and was at least, in part, exacerbated by boat wakes during the high Spring waters. For example, one could usually see up to four meters down into Hills Pond. This year it was only 1.75 meters.