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2018 RL Secchi - Lake | 2018 RL Secchi - Elm Creek | 2018 RL Secchi - West Bay

| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2018 (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 | 5/7 | 14:45 | 84 | 74 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Winds WSW12; spring debris in the water |
2 | 5/13 | 15:15 | 70 | 75 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | SSE4; water level little above normal |
3 | 5/20 | 15:15 | 68 | 74 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | ENE9; water level normal |
4 | 6/4 | 15:30 | 86 | 79 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | Green | WSW10; cottonwood falling |
5 | 6/13 | 16:00 | 80 | 82 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | W8; cottonwood falling; alpha algae throughout water column |
6 | 6/21 | 14:30 | 75 | 82 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | Green | ENE7; slightly above average water level |
7 | 6/28 | 16:15 | 87 | 87 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | S9; higher water level; alpha algae present |
8 | 7/16 | 19:00 | 80 | 88 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | W11; higher water level |
9 | 7/22 | 17:00 | 80 | 88 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | ENE4; slightly above average water level |
10 | 7/30 | 15:00 | 83 | 88 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | NE4; slightly above average water level; alpha algae present |
11 | 8/6 | 15:30 | 80 | 89 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | WNW4; lower water level; alpha algae present |
12 | 8/13 | 14:00 | 87 | 83 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | SSW10; lower water level; alpha algae present |
13 | 8/19 | 14:00 | 82 | 87 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | S5; lower water level; alpha algae present |
14 | 8/25 | 14:45 | 75 | 81 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | SW2; normal water level; algae throughout water column |
15 | 9/1 | 15:45 | 82 | 84 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | NW7; normal water level; algae throughout water column |
16 | 9/8 | 15:00 | 73 | 80 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | ESE12; normal water level; algae throughout water column |
17 | 9/14 | 14:00 | 83 | 83 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Ssw7; lower water level; alpha algae throughout with scum on top |
18 | 10/6 | 15:30 | 46 | 61 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | N7; normal water level; alpha algae throughout water column |
19 | 10/18 | 13:30 | 61 | 55 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | SSW11; normal water level |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2018 (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 | 17:00 | 42 | 44 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Clumps of floating bottom silt; ice still on lake |
2 | 5/3 | 15:30 | 74 | 69 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Tea | Clumps of floating bottom silt; ice now out on lake |
3 | 5/7 | 18:30 | 84 | 74 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Spring debris in water |
4 | 5/13 | 17:30 | 71 | 75 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Spring debris in water |
5 | 5/22 | 17:30 | 75 | 81 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Spring debris in water |
6 | 6/4 | 18:00 | 86 | 82 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Cottonwood falling |
7 | 6/28 | 20:15 | 86 | 86 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Cottonwood falling; some Alpha Algae |
8 | 7/23 | 18:15 | 81 | 88 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Some floating algae |
9 | 7/30 | 18:00 | 83 | 88 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Some floating algae |
10 | 8/6 | 18:45 | 80 | 89 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | Green | Heavy blue/green algae; scum; smells |
11 | 8/13 | 17:30 | 87 | 83 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Blue/green algae; dissipating |
12 | 8/19 | 17:00 | 82 | 87 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Blue/green algae; dissipating |
13 | 8/25 | 18:00 | 77 | 83 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Blue/green algae; recent rain |
14 | 9/1 | 19:30 | 78 | 85 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Blue/green algae; normal water level |
15 | 9/8 | 18:15 | 73 | 80 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Blue/green algae; normal water level |
16 | 9/14 | 17:00 | 83 | 85 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Blue/green algae; low water level |
17 | 10/6 | 18:00 | 46 | 61 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Blue/green algae; normal water level |
18 | 10/18 | 16:00 | 61 | 57 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Water quality better; normal water level |
19 | 10/31 | 17:30 | 51 | 48 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Water quality better; normal water level |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2018 (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 | 5/3 | 15:30 | 74 | 69 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | Tea | Clumps of floating bottom silt; ice is now out on lake |
2 | 5/7 | 18:30 | 84 | 74 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Spring debris in water |
3 | 5/13 | 17:00 | 70 | 75 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Tea | Spring debris in water |
4 | 6/4 | 16:00 | 86 | 80 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | Cottonwood falling |
5 | 6/13 | 16:45 | 80 | 85 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | Tea | W8; cottonwood falling; CLP 3-4' high |
6 | 6/21 | 15:30 | 75 | 82 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | ENE7; CLP 4'; lots of coontail growing |
7 | 6/28 | 17:00 | 87 | 88 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | S9; coontail to surface (20% coverage) |
8 | 7/16 | 19:45 | 80 | 88 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Tea | W11; 45% weed coverage to surface |
9 | 7/22 | 17:30 | 80 | 89 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Tea | ENE4; 60% weed coverage to surface |
10 | 7/30 | 15:45 | 83 | 88 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | ne4; 80% weed coverage to surface |
11 | 8/6 | 16:15 | 80 | 89 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Tea | WNW4; 40% weed coverage to surface |
12 | 8/13 | 15:00 | 87 | 83 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | SSW10; 60% weed coverage to surface |
13 | 8/19 | 15:30 | 82 | 87 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | S5; 95% weed coverage to surface |
14 | 8/25 | 15:30 | 75 | 81 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Tea | SW2; 60% weed coverage to surface |
15 | 9/1 | 17:00 | 82 | 87 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | NW7; 95% weed coverage to surface |
16 | 9/14 | 15:00 | 83 | 83 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Tea | SSW7; 90% weed coverage to surface |
17 | 10/6 | 16:30 | 46 | 59 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | Tea | N7; 5% weed coverage to surface |
18 | 10/18 | 14:00 | 60 | 55 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | Tea | SSW11; 0% weed coverage to surface |
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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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