appendix d water quality program - vbwd

Appendix D

Water Quality Program

(Appendix D is divided into 4 parts)

Part 3 Lake Elmo, Goose Lake (North), Goose Lake (South), Horseshoe Lake,

Lake Jane, Klawitter Pond, Kramer Pond (Lake graphs and map of survey results)

Part 1 2012 VBWD Water Quality Data Collection Program

(Narration, Tables D-1 through D-6, Figure D-1 [Avg. water clarity depths], and Figures D-2 and D-3 [Biotic Index Values])

Part 2

Bay Lake, Cloverdale Lake, Lake DeMontreville, Downs Lake, Eagle Point Lake, Echo Lake, Lake Edith

(Lake graphs and map of survey results)

Part 3

Lake Elmo, Goose Lake (North), Goose Lake (South), Horseshoe Lake, Lake Jane, Klawitter Pond, Kramer Pond


Part 4 Long Lake, McDonald Lake, Lake Olson, Rest Area Pond, Silver Lake,

Sunfish Lake, Sunnybrook Lake


LAKE ELMOSUMMER AVERAGE WATER CLARITY

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(Test Period – 2003 to 2012)

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Test Statistic = 12 Test Significance

99% 12 < 25 Not Significant 95% 12 < 20 Not Significant 90% 12 < 17 Not Significant 80% 12 < 14 Not Significant

Sen’s Slope 0.106 meters/year

Notes: 1. Points shown in the graph are the summer average (June-August) Secchi disc transparency depths. Only years with a calculated summer average based on at least 4 measured values are plotted. At least 5 data points were required to complete the trend test.

LAKE ELMO

MANN-KENDALL TREND ANALYSIS OF SECCHI DISC TRANSPARENCY Valley Branch Watershed District

GOOSE LAKE (NORTH)SUMMER AVERAGE WATER CLARITY


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GOOSE LAKE (NORTH) HISTORIC WATER QUALITY DATA Valley Branch Watershed District

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Typha sp.

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Typha sp.

Lythrum salicaria

Iris versicolor

Glyceria borealis

Scirpus fluviatilis

Scirpus fluviatilis

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Typha sp.

Potamogeton nodosus - 1


Elodea nuttallii - 2-3+

Potamogeton nodosus - 2-3


Potamogeton zosteriformis - 1-2

Elodea nuttallii - 2-3+

Potamogeton sp. - 1

Scirpus fluviatilis

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Scirpus fluviatilis

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Typha sp.

Glyceria borealis

Elodea nuttallii - 2-3


Potamogeton zosteriformis - 1




Potamogeton zosteriformis - 1-2

Glyceria borealis

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GOOSE LAKE NORTH MACROPHYTESURVEY RESULTS

June 5, 2012Valley Branch Watershed DistrictFIELD NOTES:

- Macrophyte densities estimated as follows: 1=light; 2=moderate; 3=heavy- No macrophytes found in water > 3-4 Feet

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Floating Leaf Plants

Submerged Aquatic Plants

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*Note: Bold red name indicates extremely aggressive/invasive introduced species.

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Flatstem pondw eed Potamogeton zosteriformis

Longleaf pondw eed Potamogeton nodosus

Narrow leaf pondw eed Potamogeton sp. (narrowleaf)

Slender w aterw eed Elodea nuttallii


Blueflag iris Iris versicolor

Cattail Typha sp.

Northern mannagrass Glyceria borealis

Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria

River bulrush Schoenoplectus fluviatilis

Spikerush Eleocharis sp.



None Found

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GOOSE LAKE (SOUTH)SUMMER AVERAGE WATER CLARITY


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Lythrum salicariaGlyceria borealis

Phalaris arundinacea

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Lythrum salicariaSagittaria sp.

Scirpus fluviatilis

Elocharia sp.


Polygonum amphibium

Phalaris arundinacea


Scirpus fluviatilisLythrum salicariaPolygonum amphibium

Eleocharis sp.

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Eleocharis sp.Lythrum salicaria

Polygonum amphibium

Sagittaria sp.

Scirpus validus

Typha sp.


Ceratophyllum demersum - 1-2

Potamogeton pusilus - 1-2

Typha sp. (dead)

Lythrum salicariaPhalaris arundinacea


Potamogeton crispus - 1

Potamogeton pusillus - 1

Phalaris arundinaceaElodea nuttallii - 1-2

Potamogeton pusillus - 2-3

Potamogeton crispus - 1-2

Potamogetoncrispus - 1-2

Elodea nuttallii - 1

Potamogeton crispus - 1 Ceratophyllum demersum - 1Potemogeton crispus - 1


Potamogeton pusilus - 1-2Potemogeton crispus - 1

Elodea nuttallii - 1



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Nitella sp. - 3+

Potamogeton crispus (1 plant)Elodea nuttallii - 1

Ceratophyllum demersum - 1

Glyceria borealis

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GOOSE LAKE SOUTH MACROPHYTESURVEY RESULTS

June 5, 2012Valley Branch Watershed District

FIELD NOTES:- Macrophyte densities estimated as follows: 1=light; 2=moderate; 3=heavy- No macrophytes found in lake > 4.0 ft of depth- High water level- Entire shoreline contains Sagittaria sp., Lythrum salicaria, Scirpus fluviatilis, Eleocharis sp., Polygonium amphibium - the most dense areas are mapped- Algal blooms present- Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) present around entire lake perimeter

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Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum

Curlyleaf pondw eed Potamogeton crispus

Slender w aterw eed Elodea nuttallii

Small pondw eed Potamogeton pusillus

Stonew ort Nitella sp.

Watermoss Drepanocladus


Arrow head Sagittaria sp.

Northern mannagrass Glyceria borealis

Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria

River bulrush Schoenoplectus fluviatilis

Softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani


Water smartw eed Polygonum amphibium

Cattail Typha sp.



None Found

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HORSESHOE LAKESUMMER AVERAGE WATER CLARITY


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HORSESHOE LAKE HISTORIC WATER QUALITY DATA Valley Branch Watershed District

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Confidence

Level Test Statistic = 11

Test Significance 99% 11 < 18 Not Significant 95% 11 < 15 Not Significant 90% 11 < 13 Not Significant80% 11 > 10 Significant (Increasing)



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Typha sp.Chara sp - 1-2

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Elodea Canadensis - 1-2

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Potamogeton sp. - 1

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Myriophyllum spicatum - 1

Myriophyllum spicatum - 1-2

Potamogeton sp. - 1-2

Stuckenia pectinata - 1Potamogeton crispus - 1-2



Stuckenia pectinata - 1Potamogeton sp. - 1-2


Elodea Canadensis - 1

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Stuckenia pectinata - 1-2

Potamogeton crispus - 3+Myriophyllum spicatum - 1

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Potamogeton crispus - 1-2Myriophyllum spicatum - 1

Potamogeton pectinatus - 1-2



Potamogeton sp. - 1



Potamogeton crispus - 1Myriophyllum spicatum - 1

Potamogeton sp. - 1


Stuckenia pectinata - 1


Potamogeton crispus - 1Potamogeton sp. - 1-2

Ranunculus sp. - 1




Potamogeton crispus - 1Potamogeton pectinatus - 1

Ranunculus sp. - 1

Potamogeton crispus - 1Potamogeton sp. - 1-2

Potamogeton crispus - 1 (sporadic)Ceratophyllum demersum - 1

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Potamogeton crispus - 1Ceratophyllum demersum - 1

Potamogeton sp. - 1-2Elodea Canadensis - 2-3


Potamogeton sp. - 1-2Potamogeton crispus - 1-2



Potamogeton crispus - 1Potamogeton sp. - 1







Potamogeton crispus - 1-2Ceratophyllum demersum - 1-2



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HORSESHOE LAKE MACROPHYTESURVEY RESULTS

June 4, 2012Valley Branch Watershed District

FIELD NOTES:- Macrophyte densities estimated as follows: 1=light; 2=moderate; 3=heavy- Densities generally not noted for emergent and floating leaf plants- No macrophytes found in water >5-6’- Carex sp., Eleocharis sp. and Polygonum sp. found along entire shoreline- High water level- Algal mats present near shore

Emergent Plants







Canadian w aterw eed Elodea Canadensis

Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum

Curlyleaf pondweed Potamogeton crispus

Eurasian watermilfoil M yriophyllum spicatum

Northern w atermilfoil Myriophyllum sibricum

Pondw eed Potamogeton sp.

Sago pondw eed Potamogeton pectinatus


Cattail Typha sp.

Common bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum

Hardstem bulrush Scirpus acutus

River bulrush Scirpus fluviatilis

Sedge Carex sp.

Softstem bulrush Scirpus validus



None Observed


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LAKE JANESUMMER AVERAGE WATER CLARITY


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LAKE JANE HISTORIC WATER QUALITY DATA Valley Branch Watershed District

KLAWITTER PONDSUMMER AVERAGE WATER CLARITY


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KLAWITTER POND HISTORIC WATER QUALITY DATA Valley Branch Watershed District

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Level Test Statistic = -7

Test Significance 99% 3 < 30 Not Significant 95% 3 < 23 Not Significant 90% 3 < 20 Not Significant 80% 3 < 16 Not Significant



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KRAMER POND HISTORIC WATER QUALITY DATA Valley Branch Watershed District

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KRAMER POND MACROPHYTESURVEY RESULTS

June 5, 2012Valley Branch Watershed DistrictFIELD NOTES:

- No macrophytes found in water > 1-2 feet.- Macrophyte densities estimated as follows: 1=light; 2=moderate; 3=heavy- High water level

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None Found

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