McWain Pond High-Resolution Temperature Monitoring

The water column of McWain Pond was weakly stratified when sensors were deployed. Surface water temperatures increased gradually until reaching peak temperature of 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) in mid-July. Surface water cooled slightly in late July and warmed again in early August before beginning a gradual decline that persisted for the remainder of the season. Shallow waters began to cool and mix with waters from the middle depths in mid-August. Temperatures throughout the water column were becoming more uniform by late September with full mixing occurring in late October just before sensors were retrieved.