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2017 RL Secchi - Lake | 2017 RL Secchi - Elm Creek | 2017 RL Secchi - West Bay

| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2017 (Site 1 - Center of Lake) | |
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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 | 4/17 | 16:00 | 55 | 62 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | First reading of the season; water level slightly higher than normal |
2 | 4/23 | 16:45 | 66 | 66 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Higher water than normal |
3 | 5/6 | 17:30 | 67 | 65 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Higher water than normal |
4 | 5/13 | 14:30 | 76 | 77 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Green | Floating algae throughout water column |
5 | 5/27 | 15:00 | 70 | 70 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Green | Floating algae throughout water column; high water |
6 | 6/5 | 14:30 | 75 | 79 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Floating algae throughout water column; cottonwood falling |
7 | 6/15 | 16:15 | 84 | 82 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Floating algae throughout water column; cottonwood falling |
8 | 6/25 | 16:15 | 66 | 75 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Breezy; normal water level |
9 | 7/9 | 13:30 | 74 | 84 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; algae throughout levels |
10 | 7/16 | 14:00 | 82 | 83 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; algae throughout levels; DO is OK |
11 | 7/22 | 14:00 | 87 | 86 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | High water level; algae throughout levels; DO is OK |
12 | 8/1 | 17:00 | 87 | 84 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Low water level; algae throughout levels; DO reads ERROR at Surface |
13 | 8/7 | 15:30 | 77 | 82 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; algae throughout levels; DO OK now (new membrane) |
14 | 8/10 | 15:15 | 77 | 80 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | High water level; algae throughout levels |
15 | 8/19 | 16:00 | 73 | 81 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | High water level; algae throughout levels |
16 | 9/2 | 16:00 | 80 | 79 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Normal water level |
17 | 9/9 | 15:00 | 73 | 75 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Normal water level |
18 | 9/21 | 14:45 | 78 | 76 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Normal water level; breezy; DO is OK |
19 | 9/29 | 16:15 | 63 | 74 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Normal water level; leaves falling |
20 | 10/8 | 15:30 | 68 | 68 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | High water level; leaves falling |
21 | 10/17 | 17:00 | 71 | 63 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | Green | High water level; leaves falling |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2017 (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 | 4/17 | 18:00 | 57 | 65 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | 1st reading of season; water level slightly high |
2 | 4/23 | 18:45 | 66 | 66 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | High water |
3 | 5/6 | 19:00 | 67 | 66 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | High water |
4 | 5/13 | 17:15 | 76 | 77 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Light alpha algae |
5 | 5/27 | 15:00 | 70 | 70 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | Green | Light alpha algae; high water level |
6 | 6/5 | 14:30 | 75 | 79 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Light alpha algae; cottonwood falling |
7 | 6/15 | 16:15 | 84 | 82 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Light alpha algae; cottonwood falling |
8 | 6/25 | 16:15 | 66 | 75 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Breezy; normal water level |
9 | 7/9 | 13:30 | 74 | 84 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; algae throughout |
10 | 7/16 | 14:00 | 82 | 83 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; algae throughout |
11 | 7/22 | 14:00 | 87 | 86 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | High water level; algae throughout |
12 | 8/1 | 17:00 | 87 | 84 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Low water level; algae throughout; low DO |
13 | 8/7 | 17:45 | 77 | 84 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; algae throughout; DO better now |
14 | 8/11 | 18:00 | 77 | 82 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | High water level; algae throughout |
15 | 8/19 | 18:30 | 75 | 82 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | High water level; algae throughout |
16 | 9/2 | 18:30 | 80 | 78 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Normal water level |
17 | 9/9 | 18:00 | 73 | 75 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Normal water level |
18 | 9/21 | 16:45 | 78 | 79 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Normal water level; leaves falling |
19 | 9/29 | 18:00 | 63 | 74 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Normal water level; leaves falling |
20 | 10/17 | 18:00 | 71 | 63 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | Green | High water level; leaves falling |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2017 (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 | 4/17 | 16:15 | 57 | 64 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Water level slightly high |
2 | 4/23 | 17:45 | 66 | 65 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | High water |
3 | 5/6 | 18:00 | 67 | 71 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | High water |
4 | 5/13 | 15:00 | 76 | 80 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | CLP nearing surface |
5 | 5/27 | 15:00 | 70 | 70 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | High water; CLP near surface |
6 | 6/5 | 14:30 | 75 | 79 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 15% within 2' surface; CLP 40% to surface |
7 | 6/15 | 16:15 | 84 | 82 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 20% within 2' surface; CLP 50% to surface |
8 | 6/25 | 16:15 | 66 | 75 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | Tea | Coontail 50% within 2' surface; CLP 60% to surface |
9 | 7/9 | 13:30 | 74 | 84 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 75% within 2' surface; CLP dying off |
10 | 7/16 | 14:45 | 82 | 83 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Coontail 80% within 1' surface |
11 | 7/22 | 14:45 | 87 | 86 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 40% within 1' surface; high water level |
12 | 8/1 | 14:45 | 87 | 84 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Coontail 60% within 1' surface; low water level; algae at surface |
13 | 8/7 | 16:45 | 77 | 83 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 40% within 1' surface; normal water level; algae at surface * |
14 | 8/11 | 16:30 | 77 | 78 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 30% within 1' surface; high water level; algae at surface * |
15 | 8/19 | 16:30 | 74 | 73 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | Tea | Coontail 25% within 1' surface; high water level; algae at surface |
16 | 9/2 | 16:30 | 81 | 76 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | Tea | Coontail 35% within 1' surface; normal water level; algae at surface |
17 | 9/9 | 15:15 | 73 | 73 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | Tea | Coontail 35% within 1' surface; normal water level; algae at surface |
18 | 9/21 | 15:30 | 79 | 76 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | Tea | Coontail 20% within 1' surface; normal water level |
19 | 9/29 | 17:00 | 63 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | Tea | Coontail 10% within 1' surface; normal water level |
20 | 10/8 | 16:00 | 68 | 68 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | Tea | Coontail 5% within 1' surface; high water level |
21 | 10/17 | 17:30 | 71 | 63 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | Tea | Coontail <5% within 1' surface; high water level |
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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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