Bear Pond

Waterford, Oxford, Maine
MIDAS 3420

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Bear Pond
MIDAS 3420 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1978 3 3.7 5 9.8 12.1 16.4
1979 5.1 5.1 5.1 16.7 16.7 16.7
1980 7.5 7.5 7.5 24.6 24.6 24.6
1981 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1982 5 5.0 5 16.4 16.4 16.4
1983 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1984 4 5.5 6.5 13.1 18.0 21.3
1985 4.5 4.8 5.5 14.8 15.6 18.0
1986 4.5 5.0 5.5 14.8 16.4 18.0
1987 4.5 5.4 7 14.8 17.6 23.0
1988 3.8 5.0 7.2 12.5 16.2 23.6
1989 3 4.8 6 9.8 15.9 19.7
1990 4 4.4 5 13.1 14.6 16.4
1991 4.6 5.6 6.8 15.1 18.3 22.3
1992 4 5.1 6 13.1 16.8 19.7
1993 3.7 5.9 7 12.1 19.4 23.0
1994 4.3 5.5 6.8 14.1 18.1 22.3
1995 5.1 5.9 6.8 16.7 19.4 22.3
1996 4.3 5.7 6.9 14.1 18.6 22.6
1997 4.5 5.9 6.9 14.8 19.3 22.6
1998 4.6 5.2 6.4 15.1 17.0 21.0
1999 4.9 5.7 6.5 16.1 18.7 21.3
2000 4.2 5.2 6.6 13.8 17.2 21.7
2001 4.6 5.6 7.1 15.1 18.4 23.3
2002 4.9 6.0 7.1 16.1 19.7 23.3
2003 5.4 6.1 7 17.7 20.1 23.0
2004 3.9 5.2 6.7 12.8 17.2 22.0
2005 4.6 5.7 7.2 15.1 18.7 23.6
2006 4.4 5.7 6.9 14.4 18.6 22.6
2007 4.5 5.8 7.1 14.8 18.9 23.3
2008 3.8 5.3 6.9 12.5 17.4 22.6
2009 3.4 4.6 5.3 11.2 15.0 17.4
2010 4.8 5.9 7 15.7 19.4 23.0
2011 4.4 5.2 6.1 14.4 17.1 20.0
2012 3.7 4.8 5.8 12.1 15.6 19.0
2013 4 4.9 5.8 13.1 16.1 19.0
2014 4.2 5.4 6.6 13.8 17.9 21.7
2015 4.6 5.7 6.9 15.1 18.6 22.6
2016 4.6 5.8 7.1 15.1 19.2 23.3
2017 3.7 5.1 7.2 12.1 16.8 23.6
2018 4.1 6.4 7.6 13.5 21.1 24.9
2019 3 5.6 7.2 9.8 18.4 23.6
2020 3.5 5.7 6.9 11.5 18.7 22.6
2021 4.2 5.9 6.8 13.8 19.4 22.3
2022 4.4 6.0 7 14.4 19.6 23.0


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Distribution of Secchi Disk Transparency in All Maine Lakes

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Maine Lakes Transparency, Color & Chemistry: Annual Mean Values

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