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2015 RL Secchi - Lake | 2015 RL Secchi - Elm Creek | 2015 RL Secchi - West Bay

| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2015 (Site 1 - Center of Lake) | |
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Date

Time

Air Temp

Water Temp

Secchi (Feet)

Physical Condition (PC)
1= Crystal Clear
2=Not Quite CC
3=Definite Algae green
4=High Algae Levels
5=Severely High Algae

Recreational Suitability (RS)
1=Beautiful
2=Very minor aesthetic problems
3=Swimming/aesthetic impaired
4=Desire to swim reduced
5=Swimming/Aesthetic impossible

Water Color

Comments

1 | 7-Jun | 14:30 | 77 | 72 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Floating alpha algae (light); 1st reading of season |
2 | 21-Jun | 15:45 | 80 | 79 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Floating alpha algae (medium) |
3 | 27-Jun | 13:00 | 72 | 83 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Floating alpha algae (medium) |
4 | 25-Jul | 15:45 | 85 | 85 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | No algae; higher than normal water level |
5 | 2-Aug | 13:00 | 80 | 80 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Tea | No algae; higher than normal water level; BREEZY |
6 | 11-Aug | 17:30 | 81 | 80 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | No algae; higher than normal water level; light breeze |
7 | 22-Aug | 13:30 | 81 | 73 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | No algae; higher than normal water level; windy |
8 | 29-Aug | 12:00 | 67 | 73 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | No algae floating; normal water level |
9 | 5-Sep | 15:15 | 89 | 79 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | No algae floating; normal water level |
10 | 13-Sep | 16:15 | 76 | 71 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | No algae floating; normal water level; windy |
11 | 20-Sep | 16:30 | 73 | 70 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | No algae floating; high water level; windy |
12 | 27-Sep | 16:15 | 78 | 73 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | No algae floating; high water level |
13 | 4-Oct | 15:45 | 58 | 63 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | No algae floating; high water level |
14 | 11-Oct | 16:30 | 84 | 63 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | No algae floating; normal water level; windy |
15 | 18-Oct | 15:30 | 63 | 55 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | No algae floating; normal water level; windy |
16 | 25-Oct | 17:00 | 55 | 56 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | No algae floating; normal water level |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2015 (Site 2 - Elm Creek North)
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Reading

Date

Time

Air Temp

Water Temp

Secchi (Feet)

Physical Condition (PC)
1= Crystal Clear
2=Not Quite CC
3=Definite Algae green
4=High Algae Levels
5=Severely High Algae

Recreational Suitability (RS)
1=Beautiful
2=Very minor aesthetic problems
3=Swimming/aesthetic impaired
4=Desire to swim reduced
5=Swimming/Aesthetic impossible

Water Color

Comments

1 | 2-Jun | 18:30 | 77 | 74 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Lake level almost normal
2 | 7-Jun | 17:30 | 77 | 72 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Cottonwood falling; alpha algae starting to show up
3 | 14-Jun | 17:15 | 84 | 81 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Cottonwood falling; alpha algae
4 | 21-Jun | 17:45 | 80 | 79 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Cottonwood falling; alpha algae (medium)
5 | 27-Jun | 14:00 | 72 | 83 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Cottonwood falling; alpha algae (medium)
6 | 2-Aug | 15:30 | 81 | 83 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Tea | Water level high; no algae
7 | 7-Aug | 17:00 | 81 | 80 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Water level high; no algae
8 | 22-Aug | 15:30 | 81 | 74 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Water level high; little bit of scum/algae
9 | 29-Aug | 14:30 | 67 | 73 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Water level normal; little scum/algae
10 | 5-Sep | 17:15 | 89 | 81 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Water level normal; little scum/algae
11 | 27-Sep | 18:15 | 78 | 73 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Water level normal
12 | 4-Oct | 17:30 | 58 | 63 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Water level normal
13 | 11-Oct | 18:30 | 84 | 56 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Water level normal; water cloudy
14 | 25-Oct | 18:00 | 55 | 56 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Water level normal
15 | 29-Nov | 13:30 | 35 | 40 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Water level high
16 | 5-Dec | 15:30 | 45 | 42 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Water level high
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2015 (Site 3 - West Bay) | |
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Reading

Date

Time

Air Temp

Water Temp

Secchi (Feet)

Physical Condition (PC)
1= Crystal Clear
2=Not Quite CC
3=Definite Algae green
4=High Algae Levels
5=Severely High Algae

Recreational Suitability (RS)
1=Beautiful
2=Very minor aesthetic problems
3=Swimming/aesthetic impaired
4=Desire to swim reduced
5=Swimming/Aesthetic impossible

Water Color

Comments

1 | 7-Jun | 15:00 | 77 | 72 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | |
2 | 21-Jun | 16:00 | 80 | 79 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Tea | Murky looking water |
3 | 25-Jul | 15:00 | 85 | 85 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; clearer water |
4 | 2-Aug | 13:30 | 80 | 79 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; breezy |
5 | 11-Aug | 17:45 | 80 | 80 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; breezy |
6 | 22-Aug | 14:00 | 81 | 73 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; breezy |
7 | 29-Aug | 13:00 | 67 | 73 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; 15% surface coverage |
8 | 5-Sep | 15:45 | 89 | 80 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; 20% surface coverage |
9 | 13-Sep | 17:00 | 76 | 68 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; 20% surface coverage |
10 | 27-Sep | 16:45 | 78 | 73 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; 15% surface coverage; breezy |
11 | 4-Oct | 16:15 | 58 | 63 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Little vegetation; normal water level; cloudy tint; 15% surface coverage |
12 | 11-Oct | 17:00 | 84 | 66 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; breezy; water cloudy |
13 | 18-Oct | 15:45 | 63 | 62 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water; breezy; water cloudy |
14 | 25-Oct | 17:15 | 55 | 55 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Little vegetation; higher water |
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| * - Moved sampling area to spot 100 yards SW of I-94 bridge due to heavy vegetation in the original sampling area. |

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