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2022 RL Secchi - Lake | 2022 RL Secchi - Elm Creek | 2022 RL Secchi - West Bay

| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2022 (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 | 5/14 | 15:15 | 70 | 65 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | Stained | Best reading in years! |
2 | 5/29 | 14:45 | 78 | 66 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae forming |
3 | 6/5 | 13:45 | 67 | 66 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column |
4 | 6/12 | 16:00 | 77 | 74 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column |
5 | 6/18 | 13:30 | 79 | 75 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column |
6 | 6/23 | 14:00 | 93 | 80 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column |
7 | 7/6 | 18:30 | 79 | 80 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; DO levels are low |
8 | 7/14 | 18:30 | 85 | 82 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Breezy; algae throughout |
9 | 7/23 | 8:00 | 80 | 80 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; DO levels are low |
10 | 7/30 | 18:00 | 82 | 81 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; DO levels are low; water still low |
11 | 8/11 | 8:00 | 66 | 64 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; DO levels are low; water still low |
12 | 8/30 | 15:00 | 77 | 75 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column; normal water level |
13 | 9/4 | 16:00 | 73 | 77 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; normal water level |
14 | 9/10 | 15:00 | 71 | 73 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column; normal water level |
15 | 9/22 | 15:30 | 62 | 70 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; normal water level |
16 | 10/2 | 14:30 | 70 | 61 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Breezy; Alpha algae throughout water column; low water level |
17 | 10/9 | 15:30 | 65 | 50 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Calm; Algae throughout; low water level |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2022 (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 | 4/1 | 17:00 | 45 | 53 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | Stained | Ice still on lake; water level after drawdown 1.5' below normal |
2 | 4/16 | 17:30 | 41 | 32 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Stained | All ice out on lake; sediment clumps floating on surface |
3 | 4/26 | 17:30 | | 59 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Stained | |
4 | 5/14 | 17:15 | 70 | 74 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | Stained | Water level 1' higher |
5 | 5/29 | 17:00 | 80 | 65 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; water 6" higher than normal |
6 | 6/5 | 17:00 | 77 | 66 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | Green | Alpha algae level reduced today |
7 | 6/12 | 18:15 | 77 | 74 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; normal water level |
8 | 6/18 | 16:00 | 79 | 75 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; normal water level |
9 | 6/23 | 17:30 | 93 | 80 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; low water level |
10 | 7/7 | 13:30 | 85 | 78 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; low water level |
11 | 7/14 | 20:00 | 80 | 78 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; low water level |
12 | 8/11 | 12:30 | 66 | 73 | 0.5 | 4 | 5 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; low water level; Duckweed on surface; DO also low |
13 | 8/30 | 18:00 | 77 | 77 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; normal water level |
14 | 9/4 | 18:30 | 73 | 72 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; normal water level |
15 | 9/10 | 18:30 | 71 | 68 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; normal water level |
16 | 10/2 | 18:00 | 70 | 61 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; low water level |
17 | 10/9 | 18:00 | 65 | 48 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Alpha algae throughout; low water level |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2022 (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 | 5/14 | 16:00 | 80 | 65 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; high water level |
2 | 5/29 | 15:00 | 70 | 65 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; high water level; Alpha algae on lake |
3 | 6/5 | 14:00 | 67 | 66 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Stained | Breezy; water level slightly higher; Alpha algae on lake |
4 | 6/12 | 17:00 | 77 | 72 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; water level normal; Alpha algae on lake |
5 | 6/18 | 14:00 | 79 | 74 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; water level normal |
6 | 6/23 | 15:00 | 93 | 81 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; water level low |
7 | 7/6 | 19:45 | 79 | 80 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Calm; water level low; water turbid looking without algae; low DO |
8 | 7/14 | 19:00 | 80 | 82 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Breezy; water level low |
9 | 7/23 | 8:15 | 80 | 79 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Stained | Calm; water turbid; water level low |
10 | 7/30 | 19:15 | 82 | 79 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Stained | Breezy; turbid; water level low |
11 | 8/11 | 8:30 | 66 | 71 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | Stained | Calm; turbid; water level low |
12 | 8/30 | 16:30 | 77 | 77 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Stained | Breezy; turbid; water level normal |
13 | 9/4 | 16:30 | 73 | 78 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Stained | Calm; turbid; water level normal |
14 | 9/10 | 16:30 | 71 | 73 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Stained | Breezy; turbid; water level normal |
15 | 9/22 | 16:30 | 62 | 57 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; turbid; water level normal |
16 | 10/2 | 15:30 | 70 | 61 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Stained | Breezy; turbid; water level low |
17 | 10/9 | 16:00 | 65 | 49 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Stained | Calm; turbid; water level low |
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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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