Demonstration of processes for individual systems. Studies in parallel with other watersheds in the region. Twenty-eight locations in the littoral zone about the Lake perimeter. Selected water quality parameters are measured directly at various locations in the open Lake. These parameters can be expected to change as functions of both water depth and season of the year.
Temperature measurements define the depth of the thermocline.
Various chemical forms of nitrogen and phosphorus are monitored because of their potential effects as nutrients for plant growth. Phosphorus may enter a watershed from various sources, e.g. lawn and farm fertilizer runoffs, airborne depositions, failed septic tank discharges, wastewater treatment plant effluents, and plant and animal debris. Tributaries may contain higher levels of some parameters during high runoff periods. A variety of chemical, physical, and biological parameters are being evaluated. An extensive database of environmental parameters has been compiled.