POWERS LAKE PROTECTION AND REHAB. DISTRICT: Powers Lake USGS Water Quality Monitoring

Purpose

The purpose of this planning grant is to continue water quality monitoring and public education efforts for Powers Lake in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Powers Lake is one of about 30 lakes in Wisconsin in the long term monitoring program. Water quality monitoring will be continued by USGS for a period of 4 years. The lake will be sampled for water chemistry (19 constituents), dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a, secchi depth, lake level (gage) and mid-summer nitrogen and phosphorus species.

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Large Scale Lake Planning
LPL-597
1999
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The purpose of this planning grant is to continue water quality monitoring and public education efforts for Powers Lake in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Powers Lake is one of about 30 lakes in Wisconsin in the long term monitoring program. Water quality monitoring will be continued by USGS for a period of 4 years. The lake will be sampled for water chemistry (19 constituents), dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a, secchi depth, lake level (gage) and mid-summer nitrogen and phosphorus species.
Monitor Water Quality or Sediment
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