Eagle Lake

Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine
MIDAS 4606

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Eagle Lake
MIDAS 4606 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Mean Max Min Mean Max
1981 14 11.0 8.8 45.9 36.2 28.9
1982 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1983 12.5 11.3 10.5 41.0 36.9 34.4
1984 11.5 9.9 7.5 37.7 32.6 24.6
1985 12.5 10.2 8 41.0 33.5 26.2
1986 10.5 8.8 7.5 34.4 28.8 24.6
1987 13.3 11.0 9 43.6 36.0 29.5
1988 12.2 10.8 9.3 40.0 35.3 30.5
1989 11.6 10.3 8.5 38.1 33.7 27.9
1990 14.1 11.8 9.2 46.3 38.7 30.2
1991 14 12.5 10.7 45.9 41.0 35.1
1992 13.8 12.3 10.8 45.3 40.3 35.4
1993 13.6 11.1 9.5 44.6 36.4 31.2
1994 10.1 9.1 8 33.1 29.9 26.2
1995 11.7 11.0 10.3 38.4 36.2 33.8
1996 14.2 12.3 9.9 46.6 40.3 32.5
1997 12.5 11.2 8.3 41.0 36.7 27.2
1998 15.1 12.8 10.2 49.5 42.0 33.5
1999 11.6 10.8 9.95 38.1 35.4 32.6
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2001 13.69 12.4 11.4 44.9 40.7 37.4
2002 13.1 11.6 10 43.0 38.0 32.8
2003 11.6 11.1 10 38.1 36.3 32.8
2004 10.7 10.0 9.3 35.1 32.7 30.5
2005 12.8 11.1 9.98 42.0 36.5 32.7
2006 10.68 9.7 8.42 35.0 31.7 27.6
2007 11.78 10.8 9.07 38.6 35.3 29.8
2008 12.7 9.9 6.94 41.7 32.3 22.8
2009 11.55 9.1 7.92 37.9 30.0 26.0
2010 12.4 10.5 9.1 40.7 34.6 29.9
2011 13.15 10.9 9.22 43.1 35.8 30.2
2012 13.04 10.8 9.11 42.8 35.4 29.9
2013 12.68 11.4 10.41 41.6 37.5 34.2
2014 12 10.8 9.77 39.4 35.3 32.1
2015 13.67 12.1 10.5 44.8 39.5 34.4
2016 14.37 12.4 10.01 47.1 40.7 32.8
2017 14 11.6 7.65 45.9 38.2 25.1
2018 13.3 11.4 9.86 43.6 37.4 32.3
2019 11.57 10.6 9.15 38.0 34.9 30.0
2020 14.3 12.6 10.55 46.9 41.4 34.6
2021 11.19 10.4 9.5 36.7 34.2 31.2
2022 13.05 11.2 8.8 42.8 36.7 28.9
2023 11.61 9.6 8.35 38.1 31.6 27.4
2024 12.7 11.3 9.4 41.7 37.0 30.8


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

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