MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/ED8AE519/RiceLakeAquaticPlantSurvey.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Rice Lake Spawning Bed Report

Rice Lake Aquatic Plant Survey<= /p>

 

 

5/23/05        &= nbsp;   Lake Temperature – 65 degrees F

Checked north end in 6-8&#= 8217;, one curlyleaf sprig per sample ave. 6” long

      “        west side  “   “<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  ,=   ½ sprig per sample ~ same size

      “         SE bay    = 220;   “ = ,  3 sprigs per sample ave. 1’ long

Beds o= f sago pondweed along shore on west side and SE bay.

 

Several anglers along outl= et creek hadn’t caught anything, one had caught and released a couple small sunfish.

 

One wa= ter skier on lake.

 

Time – 2 hrs (7-9 PM) Sky - clear

 

 

6/18/05        &= nbsp;   Lake Temp =3D 75 degrees

Checke= d north end in 6-8’, less than on curlyleaf stem per sample ave. 6” long.

Checked SE by in 6-8’= ;, 2 stems per sample ave. 2’ long

Sago p= ondweed dominant along 95% of shoreline to a depth of 6 feet.

Coontail present in small = bay along W. shore.

Filame= ntous algae along S. shore and north shore of SE bay.

Heavy = aphanazomenon bloom lakewide.

 

Recommend copper sulphate treatment ASAP to control the above.

 

Time – 4 hrs (7-11 AM)           Sky - clea= r