Sand Pond

Chesterville, Franklin, Maine
MIDAS 5204

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Sand Pond
MIDAS 5204 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Mean Max Min Mean Max
1990 6.7 5.5 4.1 22.0 17.9 13.5
1991 6.2 5.4 4.2 20.3 17.7 13.8
1992 5.8 5.5 4.7 19.0 18.1 15.4
1993 5.8 5.4 4.8 19.0 17.6 15.7
1994 6 5.0 4.4 19.7 16.5 14.4
1995 6.8 5.6 4.1 22.3 18.2 13.5
1996 6.7 5.9 4.8 22.0 19.3 15.7
1997 6.9 6.1 5 22.6 20.1 16.4
1998 6.85 5.8 4.7 22.5 19.0 15.4
1999 6.6 5.5 4.7 21.7 18.2 15.4
2000 5.9 4.7 3.6 19.4 15.4 11.8
2001 7 6.6 5.6 23.0 21.5 18.4
2002 7.05 6.2 4.1 23.1 20.3 13.5
2003 7 6.0 4.6 23.0 19.8 15.1
2004 6.91 6.1 4.1 22.7 20.0 13.5
2005 6.7 5.6 4.73 22.0 18.4 15.5
2006 7.05 6.4 5.1 23.1 21.0 16.7
2007 5.62 4.3 2.11 18.4 13.9 6.9
2008 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2009 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2010 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2011 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2012 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2013 6.65 6.2 5.13 21.8 20.2 16.8
2014 6.63 5.9 4.8 21.8 19.3 15.7
2015 7.15 6.7 5.39 23.5 22.1 17.7
2016 7.05 6.3 4.92 23.1 20.6 16.1
2017 7.09 5.4 4.5 23.3 17.8 14.8
2018 7.17 6.2 5.3 23.5 20.2 17.4
2019 7.1 6.4 4.83 23.3 21.0 15.8
2020 6.95 5.9 3.95 22.8 19.2 13.0
2021 7.05 6.0 4.75 23.1 19.8 15.6
2022 7.15 6.6 5.55 23.5 21.7 18.2
2023 7.15 6.2 4.75 23.5 20.5 15.6
2024 5.7 5.2 4.45 18.7 17.0 14.6
2025 6 5.3 4.7 19.7 17.3 15.4


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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