Unlike most other lakes in the area, algae concentrations tended to be higher above the thermocline. The highest readings were between 2 and 5 meters deep making them below the portion of the water column that people usually use. Because elevated readings tended to be near or above the thermocline, these readings are represented in the chlorophyll samples analyzed in the Water Quality figure above
Gloeotrichia echinulata (a type of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) commonly found in low-nutrient waters) can be seen with the naked eye. Gloeo density is reported as a value ranging from 0 – 6, based on the number of Gloeo colonies seen through a Secchi scope. Higher values indicate more Gloeo colonies. . Low amounts of Gloeotrichia echenulata colonies, 1 on the Gloeo density scale, were observed beginning in early July this year.
