Bottle Lake

Lakeville, Penobscot, Maine
MIDAS 4702

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Bottle Lake
MIDAS 4702 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1989 3.5 3.5 3.5 11.5 11.5 11.5
1990 4.5 4.5 4.5 14.8 14.8 14.8
1991 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 5.8 5.8 5.8 19.0 19.0 19.0
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 5.1 5.1 5.1 16.7 16.7 16.7
1998 4.2 4.9 5.5 13.8 16.2 18.0
1999 4.5 5.3 5.9 14.8 17.4 19.4
2000 4.4 4.9 5.4 14.4 15.9 17.7
2001 4.2 5.1 5.4 13.8 16.6 17.7
2002 4.2 4.6 5.1 13.8 15.0 16.7
2003 4.2 4.8 5.4 13.8 15.9 17.7
2004 4.5 4.8 5.1 14.8 15.8 16.7
2005 4.3 4.6 4.8 14.1 15.0 15.7
2006 4.2 4.3 4.4 13.8 14.0 14.4
2007 4.8 5.3 5.6 15.7 17.3 18.4
2008 4.6 5.3 5.8 15.1 17.5 19.0
2009 4.3 4.7 5 14.1 15.4 16.4
2010 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2011 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2012 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2013 5.6 5.6 5.6 18.4 18.4 18.4
2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2015 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 5.2 5.3 5.6 17.1 17.5 18.4
2017 5.2 5.6 6 17.1 18.5 19.7
2018 4.3 5.2 5.6 14.1 17.1 18.4
2019 4.8 5.3 5.5 15.7 17.5 18.0
2020 5 5.3 5.6 16.4 17.5 18.4
2021 4.6 5.0 5.5 15.1 16.3 18.0
2022 5.3 5.3 5.3 17.4 17.4 17.4


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Distribution of Secchi Disk Transparency in All Maine Lakes

Source Data:
Maine Lakes Transparency, Color & Chemistry: Annual Mean Values

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