As Indian Lake's naturalist, her programs examine plants and wildlife and even offer glimpses of state and local history. The programs are not limited to guests at Indian Lake State Park but are open to local residents and to schools. At the surface the oxygen level was 8.2 miligrams per liter Thursday Sept. 9, 1999. This good level of oxygen comes from the algae growth on the bottom of the lake that also causes the green appearance which is the desirable color.
Sediment comes into the lake from wind and water soil erosion.
This method cuts the crops off at the ground leaving the roots to hold the soil in place. Crews, monitoring how deep the sediment is, estimate a reduction from 80,000 tons of sediment to 10-13 tons today. The second problem was to improve the nutrients in the lake for wild life habitat. If you saw the lake 10 years ago you would describe the color as brown. A new discovery at each session.