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Ellis / Roxbury Pond in Byron, Maine     3504   More about this lake


Volunteer lake monitors

    Ross Swain
     



Recent web-entered water clarity (Secchi) readings               (No new info being collected)
Date
(Newest first)
  Station   Secchi
Depth [m]
  Remarks   Volunteer
11/07/2021  1  2.97  Possible light accumulation of cyanobacteria documented for BloomWatch 1.5 inches of rain on October 30  Ross Swain
10/10/2021  1  3.63    Ross Swain
09/20/2021  1  4.43    Ross Swain
09/05/2021  1  4.57    Ross Swain
08/12/2021  1  5.79  Highest Secchi reading since 1996 and first time over 5 meters since 1996  Ross Swain
07/24/2021  1  4.77    Ross Swain
07/03/2021  1  3.64  1/2 inch of rain over the past few days  Ross Swain
06/13/2021  1  4.37  Surface temp at deep hole 22.4 C Ver little rain in past two weeks  Ross Swain
05/31/2021  1  3.47  0.6 inches of rain in past 24 hours. That's the most rain since April 30. Surface temp at deep hole was 17.4 C  Ross Swain
05/15/2021  1  3.43  Windy on the 14th - One 40 mph gust - Surface temp at deep hole taken with YSI Pro 20 was 14.8 C  Ross Swain
05/02/2021  1  3.68  2 inches of rain on 4/30 Heavy winds on 5/1 Surface temp 9.4 C  Ross Swain
10/18/2020  1  3.09  Surface Temp was 10.6 C  Ross Swain
10/04/2020  1  3.25  Surface Temp was 16.4 C  Ross Swain
08/13/2020  1  4.87  Surface Temp was 26.0 C  Ross Swain
08/01/2020  1  4.63  Surface temp was 25.9 C  Ross Swain
7/25/2020  1  4.33  Surface temp was 25.4 C  Ross Swain
07/18/2020  1  4.38  Surface temp 21.9 C  Ross Swain
07/04/2020  1  4.13  Surface temp was 24.1 C Pond received 4.5 inches of rain between June 27 and July 1  Ross Swain
6/27/2020  1  4.53  Surface temp was 24.5 C  Ross Swain
06/17/2020  1  4.24  Surface temp was 21.0 C  Ross Swain
06/12/2020  1  4.15  Surface temp was 19.4 C  Ross Swain
5/28/2020  1  4.31  Surface Temp 22.1 C Lots of pine pollen on surface  Ross Swain
05/17/2020  1  4.33  Surface temp was 10.6 C. Heavy winds for several days previous plus 0.7 inches of rain on May 15 & 16.  Ross Swain
09/25/2017  1  4.64    Ross Swain
09/17/2017  1  4.40  Very little rain in the past week. Several days in a row of warm, sunny weather. Pea soup fog until 10am  Ross Swain
09/08/2017  1  4.24    Ross Swain
08/26/2017  1  4.22    Ross Swain
08/19/2017  1  4.20  15 to 20 mph winds from 9am to 3pm on August 16 & 17  Ross Swain
08/07/2017  1  4.05    Ross Swain
07/23/2017  1  4.28  First trip using an old 12 foot skiff with a trolling motor instead of a canoe. The skiff was more stable, so probably will continue using it for trips to the deep hole.  Ross Swain
07/14/2017  1  4.34  Best reading so far this year  Ross Swain
07/06/2017  1  3.02  2 to 4 inches of rain in the watershed on July 1  Ross Swain
06/30/2017  1  2.93  averaged two readings of 2.94 and 2.92. Had a few brief downpours this past week.  Ross Swain
06/15/2017  1  3.68  Took two readings 3.66 and 3.70 Average is 3.68  Ross Swain
06/07/2017  1  3.89  Beautiful day with no wind or clouds. Very buggy though. Glad I had my bug shirt and hood made out of netting. Removed netted hood to get the Secchi reading.  Ross Swain
05/24/2017  1  3.91  2.1 inches of rain on May 14/15 15 to 20 mph gusty winds on and off for a few days afterwards  Ross Swain
05/12/2017  1  4.22  First 2017 trip to the deep hole  Ross Swain

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