Pleasant Pond

Caratunk, The Forks Plt, Somerset, Maine
MIDAS 0224

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Pleasant Pond
MIDAS 0224 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1981 9.5 12.4 15.5 31.2 40.5 50.9
1982 9.5 12.2 14.5 31.2 40.1 47.6
1983 7 12.0 14 23.0 39.4 45.9
1984 7 7.6 9.5 23.0 24.9 31.2
1985 14 14.0 14 45.9 45.9 45.9
1986 9 14.9 18.8 29.5 48.8 61.7
1987 9.5 10.5 12 31.2 34.4 39.4
1988 9.5 12.8 16 31.2 42.0 52.5
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1991 11 13.2 15 36.1 43.2 49.2
1992 11 13.0 15 36.1 42.7 49.2
1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 9.3 13.1 16 30.5 42.8 52.5
1995 14.5 16.6 18.2 47.6 54.4 59.7
1996 10.7 12.4 14.1 35.1 40.6 46.3
1997 8.4 12.3 15.5 27.6 40.5 50.9
1998 12.4 13.6 15.3 40.7 44.7 50.2
1999 11.1 13.1 15 36.4 43.0 49.2
2000 11.1 13.3 15.4 36.4 43.6 50.5
2001 14.9 17.0 19.9 48.9 55.9 65.3
2002 11.7 15.0 18.7 38.4 49.2 61.4
2003 13.3 15.0 18.6 43.6 49.1 61.0
2004 12 14.4 15.7 39.4 47.2 51.5
2005 10 11.9 12.8 32.8 39.0 42.0
2006 11.5 12.6 14.5 37.7 41.2 47.6
2007 10 12.5 13.5 32.8 40.9 44.3
2008 12 12.9 14.4 39.4 42.2 47.2
2009 8.5 11.6 14.2 27.9 38.0 46.6
2010 12 14.9 17.1 39.4 48.8 56.1
2011 9.9 12.8 16.6 32.5 41.9 54.5
2012 11.1 13.2 14 36.4 43.3 45.9
2013 12 14.0 15.6 39.4 45.8 51.2
2014 11.5 13.2 15.2 37.7 43.4 49.9
2015 12.6 14.3 16 41.3 47.0 52.5
2016 11.5 14.4 16 37.7 47.2 52.5
2017 13.6 14.9 16.4 44.6 48.9 53.8
2018 12.5 14.7 16 41.0 48.3 52.5
2019 11.6 15.1 17.7 38.1 49.7 58.1
2020 10.5 14.7 16.7 34.4 48.3 54.8
2021 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022 12.6 15.3 17.2 41.3 50.0 56.4


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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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