Fairbanks Pond

Manchester, Kennebec, Maine
MIDAS 5296

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Fairbanks Pond
MIDAS 5296 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1977 1.8 1.8 1.8 5.9 5.9 5.9
1978 2.3 2.4 2.5 7.5 7.9 8.2
1979 2.3 2.8 3.6 7.5 9.3 11.8
1980 2.7 4.2 5.2 8.9 13.7 17.1
1981 2 3.2 5.5 6.6 10.6 18.0
1982 2.3 2.9 4 7.5 9.4 13.1
1983 2.5 2.8 3.2 8.2 9.0 10.5
1984 3.5 3.5 3.5 11.5 11.5 11.5
1985 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1986 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1987 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1988 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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 4.9 5.1 5.3 16.1 16.7 17.4
1999 5.3 5.5 5.8 17.4 18.0 19.0
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 5.9 6.0 6.1 19.4 19.7 20.0


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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