Great Day on the Lake/Rivers
For starters the weather was pretty good, not to too hot not
too cold and the chop was not too bad. The big news was a record breaking day in
water clarity. The in-lake average water
clarity (Secchi depth) for today was 5.6 feet, the previous high was 4.5 feet,
July 15, 2013. Although probably very
close to accurate, the true Secchi depth at the West Basin could not be
determined because the disk was still visible while sitting on the bottom, 7.3
feet from the surface! Water was not
very clear on the Fox River with clarity only being 2.4 feet above the
confluence with the Grand River
I suspect that there is little algae leaving the lake today
as the water was not green and the water was filled with very large
zooplankton, which are the most efficient feeders of algae in the water
column. The large zooplankton also
provide great food for the tiny walleyes, yellow perch and other fry form this
year’s hatch.
The bulrushes planted last year are growing very well so far, but are vulnerable to heavy waves.
There are a few Common Terns are hanging around on the rafts, but no nesting yet.
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| Empty bars indicate Secchi disk was visible on bottom |
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