A. The water column of Moose Pond’s south basin was mildly stratified when sensors were deployed in early May. Shallower waters gradually warmed throughout May before a short cool down in early June. Deep waters stayed cold but warmed slightly in early June
B. Surface water temperature increased steadily from early June throughout July with peak temperature occurring on July 8 (28.6°C/ 83.4 °F). Deep waters continued to warm but stayed cold enough to maintain stratification.
C. Surface waters began cooling slightly throughout August before reaching near peak temperatures again in early September. Deep waters continued to warm but stayed cold enough to maintain stratification.
D. Shallow waters began to cool and mix with waters from the middle depths. Deep waters were still cold but had started to warm slightly. The decrease in temperature difference between shallow and deep waters is a precursor to fall turnover
E. Temperatures throughout the water column were became uniform resulting in basin mixing in October.
