Great East Lake

Acton, York, Maine
MIDAS 3922

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Great East Lake
MIDAS 3922 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1974 10.7 10.7 10.7 35.1 35.1 35.1
1975 7.7 9.3 10.9 25.3 30.5 35.8
1976 7.8 8.8 9.7 25.6 28.7 31.8
1977 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 10 10.0 10 32.8 32.8 32.8
1979 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1980 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1981 6.8 7.7 8.6 22.3 25.2 28.2
1982 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1983 7 7.8 8.5 23.0 25.4 27.9
1984 7.5 9.0 10 24.6 29.5 32.8
1985 9 10.1 11 29.5 33.2 36.1
1986 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1987 9 9.8 11.5 29.5 32.3 37.7
1988 8.5 9.5 10.5 27.9 31.2 34.4
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 6 8.4 11.3 19.7 27.5 37.1
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 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998 6.2 6.7 8.2 20.3 21.9 26.9
1999 10.7 10.7 10.7 35.1 35.1 35.1
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2004 11 11.2 11.4 36.1 36.7 37.4
2005 7.5 9.2 11.2 24.6 30.2 36.7
2006 7.7 8.6 9.6 25.3 28.3 31.5
2007 6.1 9.6 11.2 20.0 31.6 36.7
2008 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2009 9.3 10.4 12.4 30.5 34.2 40.7
2010 9.4 10.4 12.1 30.8 34.3 39.7
2011 10 11.4 13.3 32.8 37.3 43.6
2012 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2013 8.2 9.8 10.8 26.9 32.2 35.4
2014 8.9 9.8 10.5 29.2 32.0 34.4
2015 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 11.2 11.6 12.8 36.7 38.1 42.0
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2018 11.4 11.4 11.4 37.4 37.4 37.4


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Distribution of Secchi Disk Transparency in All Maine Lakes

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

Date-specific Secchi data for this and other Maine lakes can be found HERE