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2023 RL Secchi - Lake | 2023 RL Secchi - Elm Creek | 2023 RL Secchi - West Bay

| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2023 (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 | 5/16 | 16:00 | 80 | 65 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Stained | Ice out on creek & lake |
2 | 5/26 | 16:00 | 77 | 67 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | Green | Algae forming; normal water level |
3 | 6/4 | 17:15 | 88 | 94 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | Green | Algae forming; low water level |
4 | 6/11 | 18:45 | 70 | 87 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Algae throughout levels; low water level |
5 | 6/16 | 15:45 | 75 | 88 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Algae throughout levels; low water level |
6 | 6/23 | 15:15 | 90 | 99 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Algae throughout levels; low water level |
7 | 7/6 | 16:30 | 74 | 92 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | Green | Algae throughout levels; low water level |
8 | 7/20 | 19:00 | 75 | 89 | 0.5 | 4 | 5 | Green | Algae throughout levels; low water level |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2023 (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 | 4/2 | 15:45 | 50 | 47.3 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Stained | 1st reading of season; ice still in on lake; water level 1'+ |
2 | 4/23 | 17:15 | 42 | 56.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Stained | Ice still in on lake |
3 | 5/16 | 18:00 | 80 | 61 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | Stained | |
4 | 5/26 | 18:00 | 77 | 62 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Green | Algae starting to form throughout water column |
5 | 6/11 | 20:30 | 70 | 87 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | Algae throughout layers; cottonwood falling |
6 | 6/16 | 18:00 | 76 | 90 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | Green | Algae throughout layers; cottonwood falling |
7 | 6/23 | 18:00 | 90 | 99 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | Green | Algae throughout layers; cottonwood falling |
8 | 7/6 | 18:30 | 74 | 94 | 0.5 | 5 | 5 | Green | Algae throughout layers; very green |
9 | 7/22 | 14:30 | 83 | 95 | 0.5 | 5 | 5 | Green | Algae throughout layers; very green |
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| | | Rice Lake Secchi Readings for 2023 (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 | 5/16 | 16:45 | 80 | 57 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | Stained | |
2 | 5/26 | 16:15 | 77 | 61 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Stained | |
3 | 6/4 | 18:00 | 88 | 95 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | Stained | CLP thicker below surface |
4 | 6/11 | 19:30 | 70 | 87 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | Stained | CLP thicker below surface |
5 | 6/16 | 16:30 | 76 | 90 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Green | CLP thicker below surface |
6 | 6/23 | 16:00 | 90 | 99 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Green | Some CLP below surface; also Narrow and Flat Stem Pondweed, plus Coontail |
7 | 7/6 | 17:15 | 74 | 92 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Green | Some CLP below surface; also Narrow and Flat Stem Pondweed, plus Coontail |
8 | 7/20 | 19:45 | 75 | 90 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | Green | Some CLP below surface; also Narrow and Flat Stem Pondweed, plus Coontail |
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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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