2008 Lake System Health Program Data Report
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2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Data Report February 2009 Prepared by The District Municipality of Muskoka Planning and Economic Development Department With Technical Support from the Dorset Environmental Science Centre, Ministry of the Environment 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Data Report Table of Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 2 Contents .......................................................................................................................... 2 Table 1: 2008 Total Phosphorus Data ............................................................................ 3 Table 2: 2008 Secchi Depth Measurements .................................................................. 4 Sample Lake Data Sheet ................................................................................................ 5 2008 Lake Data Sheets ................................................................................................... 6 2008 Lake Joseph Monitoring Data ............................................................................... 90 2008 Land Use Survey Data Tables.............................................................................. 99 2008 Aquatic Invertebrate Data Sheets ....................................................................... 102 2008 Terrestrial Plot Monitoring Summary Tables ...................................................... 124 Appendix 1 Interpretation of water quality data .............................................................................. 126 Appendix 2 Interpretation of aquatic invertebrate monitoring results.............................................. 129 1 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Data Report Purpose This data report contains the data collected during the 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program. The 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Year End Report contains information on monitoring parameters and sampling procedures. Contents 1. 2008 Phosphorus Data Table 2. 2008 Secchi Depth Measurements Table 3. 2008 Lake Data Sheets 4. 2008 Lake Joseph Monitoring Data 5. 2008 Land Use Survey Data Tables 6. 2008 Aquatic Invertebrate Data Sheets 7. 2008 Terrestrial Plot Monitoring Summary Table 2 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Data Report Table 1: 2008 Total Phosphorus Data TP1 TP2 Ave TP TP1 TP2 Ave TP Lake Name Lake Name (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) Axle 7.8 7.2 7.5 Mirror 6.8 6.6 6.7 Baxter 12.4 9.4 10.9 Moot 10.4 10.4 10.4 Bella 10.2 8.8 9.5 Muskoka - Bala Bay 6.8 6.2 6.5 Bird 12.6 12.2 12.4 Muskoka - Dudley Bay 7.0 7.2 7.1 Brandy 20.4 20.6 20.5 Muskoka - Main 5.6 5.6 5.6 Buck HTE 16.2 13.6 14.9 Muskoka - Muskoka Bay 12.6 11.8 12.2 Buck LOB 6.6 6.6 6.6 Muskoka - Whiteside Bay 6.8 6.2 6.5 Cassidy 10.0 12.4 11.2 Neilson 12.2 11.6 11.9 Chub HTE 8.0 8.2 8.1 North Bay 10.8 10.8 10.8 Chub LOB 6.6 7.2 6.9 North Muldrew 10.0 8.8 9.4 Clear (Torrance) 6.4 6.6 6.5 Penfold 18.0 17.4 17.7 Clearwater GR 5.6 6.6 6.1 Peninsula - East 12.2 11.4 11.8 Clearwater HTE 8.2 6.4 7.3 Peninsula - West 12.2 12.6 12.4 Cornall 9.2 9.2 9.2 Pigeon 8.8 8.4 8.6 Crosson 9.0 10.2 9.6 Porcupine 6.2 6.6 6.4 Fairy - Main 10.0 9.4 9.7 Rebecca 7.0 5.8 6.4 Fairy - NMRB 12.8 12.2 12.5 Ril 8.0 - 8.0 Fifteen Mile 6.0 6.0 6.0 Rosseau - Brackenrig Bay 10.2 10.0 10.1 Foote 9.4 8.0 8.7 Rosseau - E. Portage Bay 7.8 7.8 7.8 Go Home 7.4 - 7.4 Rosseau - Main 6.2 6.0 6.1 Grandview 4.4 4.8 4.6 Rosseau - North 6.6 7.0 6.8 Gull 6.0 7.6 6.8 Rosseau - Skeleton Bay 6.8 7.0 6.9 Gullfeather 9.2 9.6 9.4 Sixteen Mile 9.0 9.4 9.2 Hardup 9.4 9.8 9.6 Skeleton 7.8 6.6 7.2 High 5.8 - 5.8 South Bay 14.2 20.0 17.1 Joseph - Cox Bay 6.6 - 6.6 South Muldrew 9.0 8.4 8.7 Joseph - Hamer Bay 3.8 4.4 4.1 South Nelson 9.0 10.0 9.5 Joseph - Joseph River 6.8 7.4 7.1 Sparrow 15.0 11.8 13.4 Joseph – L. Lake Joseph 7.0 6.6 6.8 Spring 6.0 5.6 5.8 Joseph - Main 4.8 4.6 4.7 Stewart 6.4 6.8 6.6 Joseph - North 4.8 4.6 4.7 Stoneleigh 11.8 11.4 11.6 Joseph - South 4.4 5.4 4.9 Tackaberry 5.0 5.6 5.3 Kahshe - Grant's Bay 10.0 11.2 10.6 Three Mile - Hammel's Bay 15.4 14.6 15.0 Kahshe - Main 11.8 11.4 11.6 Three Mile - Main 26.6 26.6 26.6 Leech 10.8 10.6 10.7 Three Mile GR 7.0 7.0 7.0 Little Long 7.6 7.2 7.4 Tooke 7.0 6.8 6.9 Long 7.4 6.6 7.0 Twelve Mile Bay - East 11.0 15.0 13.0 Long's 8.4 8.4 8.4 Twelve Mile Bay - West 5.2 5.4 5.3 Loon 19.4 20.6 20.0 Vernon - Hunter's Bay 10.8 11.4 11.1 McCrae 11.2 9.4 10.3 Vernon - Main 10.0 9.6 9.8 McDonald 10.8 11.0 10.9 Vernon - North Bay 10.2 11.4 10.8 McKay 7.4 7.8 7.6 Walker 4.8 5.0 4.9 Medora 6.8 7.4 7.1 Young 10.4 6.8 8.6 3 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Data Report Table 2: 2008 Secchi Depth Measurements May Aug Ave May Aug Ave Lake Name Secchi Secchi Secchi Lake Name Secchi Secchi Secchi (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) Axle 5.2 5.3 5.3 Mirror 3.8 4.3 4.1 Baxter 4.1 5.0 4.6 Moot 1.9 1.1 1.5 Bella 3.0 4.0 3.5 Muskoka - Bala Bay 3.9 4.2 4.1 Bird 2.3 2.9 2.6 Muskoka - Dudley Bay 3.5 3.9 3.7 Brandy 1.1 1.7 1.4 Muskoka - Main 3.5 4.0 3.8 Buck HTE 1.7 1.2 1.5 Muskoka - Muskoka Bay 2.6 3.6 3.1 Buck LOB 4.7 5.1 4.9 Muskoka - Whiteside Bay 4.0 3.9 4.0 Cassidy 3.0 2.7 2.9 Neilson 2.3 2.2 2.3 Chub HTE 2.3 2.8 2.6 North Bay 3.3 3.3 3.3 Chub LOB 2.3 2.6 2.5 North Muldrew 2.1 3.3 2.7 Clear (Torrance) 5.1 5.5 5.3 Penfold 2.0 0.8 1.4 Clearwater GR 3.5 6.2 4.9 Peninsula - East 3.1 3.2 3.2 Clearwater HTE 4.2 3.0 3.6 Peninsula - West 3.2 4.0 3.6 Cornall 3.1 2.4 2.8 Pigeon 3.9 4.0 4.0 Crosson 3.0 2.9 3.0 Porcupine 2.8 2.8 2.8 Fairy - Main 2.9 2.7 2.8 Rebecca 3.9 3.9 3.9 Fairy - NMRB 2.6 3.0 2.8 Ril 2.0 2.5 2.3 Fifteen Mile 6.9 3.4 5.2 Rosseau - Brackenrig Bay 2.1 2.9 2.5 Foote 2.1 2.0 2.1 Rosseau – E. Portage Bay 4.0 5.5 4.8 Go Home 2.0 3.0 2.5 Rosseau - Main 6.4 5.4 5.9 Grandview 7.1 7.3 7.2 Rosseau - North 5.1 5.1 5.1 Gull 2.2 2.7 2.5 Rosseau - Skeleton Bay 3.7 5.2 4.5 Gullfeather 2.2 2.0 2.1 Sixteen Mile 4.0 2.9 3.5 Hardup 4.6 4.1 4.4 Skeleton 8.1 8.5 8.3 High 5.4 5.4 5.4 South Bay 3.1 4.9 4.0 Joseph - Cox Bay 3.9 6.2 5.1 South Muldrew 2.6 3.0 2.8 Joseph - Hamer Bay 6.1 5.9 6.0 South Nelson 3.0 2.4 2.7 Joseph - Joseph River 3.0 4.0 3.5 Sparrow 3.8 4.2 4.0 Joseph – L. Lake Joseph 3.5 4.8 4.2 Spring 4.4 4.0 4.2 Joseph - Main 4.0 6.1 5.1 Stewart 2.8 4.0 3.4 Joseph - North 6.0 5.8 5.9 Stoneleigh 1.8 1.3 1.6 Joseph - South 5.0 5.9 5.5 Tackaberry 4.7 5.0 4.9 Kahshe - Grant's Bay 2.9 2.3 2.6 Three Mile - Hammel's Bay 3.1 2.1 2.6 Kahshe - Main 3.0 2.8 2.9 Three Mile - Main 0.5 1.4 1.0 Leech 2.7 2.9 2.8 Three Mile GR 6.8 4.1 5.5 Little Long 2.9 3.7 3.3 Tooke 5.4 4.8 5.1 Long 4.5 4.9 4.7 Twelve Mile Bay - East 1.6 3.9 2.8 Long's 1.9 1.6 1.8 Twelve Mile Bay - West 9.4 7.3 8.4 Loon 2.4 2.9 2.7 Vernon - Hunter's Bay 2.6 2.5 2.6 McCrae 3.9 4.3 4.1 Vernon - Main 2.2 2.7 2.5 McDonald 4.0 4.1 4.1 Vernon - North Bay 2.0 2.7 2.4 McKay 2.9 1.9 2.4 Walker 5.5 4.9 5.2 Medora 4.7 3.8 4.3 Young 2.9 5.2 4.1 4 2008 Lake System Health Monitoring Program Data Report Sample Lake Data Sheet A cold water fishery is a lake that is Current 10- managed by year average the Ministry of for phosphorus.