Woods Pond High Resolution Temperature Monitoring

The water column of Woods Pond was weakly stratified when sensors were deployed. Surface water temperatures increased gradually until reaching peak temperature of 30.4 °C (86.7 °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 early September before a late season warm spell in mid-September. The water column mixed temporarily in early October, re-stratified briefly and weakly in mid-October, and mixed for the season in late October, just before sensors were removed on October 29, 2024.