Jordan Pond

Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine
MIDAS 4608

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Jordan Pond
MIDAS 4608 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1981 4.5 10.0 14.5 14.8 32.8 47.6
1982 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1983 3.8 11.0 15 12.5 36.0 49.2
1984 5.8 10.0 13 19.0 32.7 42.7
1985 10.5 11.9 14.5 34.4 39.1 47.6
1986 7 8.4 9.5 23.0 27.5 31.2
1987 11 13.2 17 36.1 43.2 55.8
1988 11 13.8 17 36.1 45.3 55.8
1989 9.5 11.2 13 31.2 36.8 42.7
1990 11 13.6 16.6 36.1 44.5 54.5
1991 9 16.1 20 29.5 52.8 65.6
1992 12.1 15.7 18.6 39.7 51.6 61.0
1993 10.8 13.7 16.4 35.4 44.8 53.8
1994 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 11.2 13.9 17.2 36.7 45.5 56.4
1996 11.2 13.7 16 36.7 44.8 52.5
1997 15 18.1 19.7 49.2 59.3 64.6
1998 14.1 15.2 16.1 46.3 49.9 52.8
1999 12.5 16.9 21.3 41.0 55.5 69.9
2000 12.5 13.9 16.7 41.0 45.4 54.8
2001 12.6 15.3 18.4 41.3 50.0 60.4
2002 11 12.8 15.6 36.1 42.1 51.2
2003 12.4 13.8 15.3 40.7 45.3 50.2
2004 10.2 12.2 14.1 33.5 40.0 46.3
2005 10 12.3 14.1 32.8 40.5 46.3
2006 9.9 11.7 15 32.5 38.3 49.2
2007 10.1 11.5 14.4 33.1 37.9 47.2
2008 7.8 11.8 15.5 25.6 38.7 50.9
2009 6.2 11.1 12.9 20.3 36.5 42.3
2010 11.3 13.7 17.5 37.1 44.9 57.4
2011 14 15.2 17.1 45.9 49.9 56.1
2012 11.8 13.3 15.2 38.7 43.7 49.9
2013 11.4 12.9 15.6 37.4 42.4 51.2
2014 12.8 14.1 15.4 42.0 46.1 50.5
2015 10.2 13.0 14.8 33.5 42.5 48.6
2016 10.1 12.9 14.9 33.1 42.3 48.9
2017 9.8 14.1 18 32.2 46.2 59.1
2018 10.2 13.2 14.4 33.5 43.3 47.2
2019 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020 10 11.0 11.8 32.8 36.1 38.7
2021 12.9 13.0 13.1 42.3 42.7 43.0
2022 12 12.8 13.5 39.4 41.8 44.3


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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