Indian Lake 2017 Location Use Summary 105 Stewardship Program

ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE INDIAN LAKE 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 105 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

Indian Lake

AIS intercepted: 2 Boats inspected: 2,444 Dates of Operation: May 26 – October 9 Number of visitors: 4,835 Boats failing inspection: 6.5%

Total Number of Days Covered: 110 Weekly Coverage: 7 days Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 53% Number of previously visited waterways: 91

AIS Present in Waterbody: spiny waterflea Stewardship History: 2015 - present Partnership: Indian Lake Association

Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected # of boats observed 0 401 0 744 1173 94 23 9 6 2450 2444 percentage of total boats 0% 16% 0% 30% 48% 4% 1% 0.4% 0.2% 100% 100% Boats observed at launch, including those not inspected. PWC=personal watercraft, SUP=stand-up paddleboard.

organisms found total # total # boats # boats # of % of inspected % of inspected visitors entering leaving organisms dirty w/AIS inspections boats dirty boats w/AIS 4835 65 105 170 160 2 2444 6.5% 0.1% Boats dirty = watercraft with any organic material, invasive, non-invasive or unknown.

AIS spread prevention awareness # groups Visitor Responses asked yes I WB DB BB LW Dis Dry same lake first/frozen didn't ask # of groups 983 116 372 147 6 19 1 147 221 292 4 1848 percentage of total groups asked 53% 6% 20% 8% 0.3% 1% 0.1% 8% 12% 16% NA Yes = showed AIS spread prevention awareness; I = inspected boat; WB = washed boat; DB = drained bilge; BB =emptied bait bucket; LW = drained livewell; Dis = disposed of unused bait; Dry = dried boat; same Lake = boat only goes in this lake; first/frozen = first launch of season or frozen boat.

total Organisms Removed # AIS BW CLP* ELO GRS EWM* NM UM VLM* MUD NON PND SWF* WC* WL ZM* OTR # of organisms 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 41 116 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 percentage of total orgs 0% 0% 0% 4% 1% 0% 0% 1% 24% 68% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% BW = bladderwort; CLP = curly-leaf pondweed; ELO = elodea; GRS = grass; EWM = Eurasian watermilfoil; NM = native milfoil; UM = unknown milfoil; VLM = variable-leaf milfoil; MUD = mud; NON = non-aquatic debris; PND = native pondweed; SWF = spiny waterflea; WC= water chestnut; WL= water lily; ZM = zebra mussel; OTR = other; */AIS = aquatic invasive species.

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Aquatic Invasive Species # found on # found on Previous Waterway Previous Waterway Intercepted by Stewards boats launching boats retrieving Eurasian watermilfoil 1 Round Lake NY (1) 0 N/A variable-leaf milfoil 1 Oneida Lake (1) 0 N/A Totals 2 0

Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits NONE 544 Lake Durant 3 Follensby Clear Pond 1 Indian Lake 241 Oxbow Lake 3 Fulton Chain of Lakes 1 RENTAL 30 Paradox Lake 3 Garnet Lake, Johnsburg, NY 1 Lewey Lake 28 Skaneateles Lake 3 Hinckley Reservoir 1 Sacandaga Lake 21 St. Lawrence River 3 Lake Algonquin 1 Lake Pleasant 19 Stockbridge Bowl, Stockbridge, MA 3 Lake Dunmore, Salisbury, VT 1 Hudson River 18 Cazenovia Lake 2 Lake Placid 1 Great Sacandaga Lake 17 Conesus Lake 2 Lake Wallenpaupack, PA 1 Piseco Lake 14 Fish Creek Ponds 2 Lincoln Pond, Elizabethtown, NY 1 Lake George 13 Fourth Lake 2 Long Lake, Cumberland County, ME 1 Saratoga Lake 10 Genesee River, NY 2 Loon Lake, Chester, NY 1 Schroon Lake 10 Hadlock Pond, Fort Ann, NY 2 Loon Lake, Franklin, NY 1 Lake Eaton 6 Lake Champlain 2 Lower Saranac Lake 1 Mohawk River 6 Otsego Lake 2 Lows Lake 1 Raquette Lake 6 Round Lake, Clifton Park, NY 2 Niagara River 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 6 Seneca Lake 2 North Lake, Ohio, NY 1 Erie Canal 5 Stewarts Bridge Reservoir 2 Peck Lake, Fulton County, NY 1 Forked Lake 5 Ballston Lake 1 Pleasant Lake, Stratford, NY 1 Lake Ontario 5 Big Moose Lake 1 Pyramid Lake, Schroon, NY 1 Long Lake 5 Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County, PA 1 Quabbin Reservoir, MA 1 Oneida Lake 5 Brant Lake 1 Rainbow Falls Reservoir 1 Blue Mountain Lake 4 Burden Lake, Rensselaer County, NY 1 Sacandaga River 1 Cayuga Lake 4 Canandaigua Lake 1 Schoharie Creek, Schenectady, NY 1 Cedar River Flow, Lake Pleasant, NY 4 Caroga Lake 1 Seventh Lake 1 Lake Abanakee 4 Charles River, Boston, MA 1 South Lake, Ohio, NY 1 Little Tupper Lake 4 Chesapeake Bay 1 Susquehanna River 1 Seneca River 4 Connecticut River 1 Thirteenth Lake, Warren County, NY 1 Adirondack Lake, Indian Lake, NY 3 Cranberry Lake 1 Torch Lake, Antrim County, MI 1 Atlantic Ocean 3 Delaware River 1 Tupper Lake 1 Canada Lake 3 Dyken Pond, Rensselaer County, NY 1 Warner Lake, Berne, NY 1 Canadarago Lake 3 Eighth Lake 1 West Canada Lake 1 Delta Lake 3 Flat River Reservoir, Coventry, RI 1 Total groups 1139

State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=1,294)

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