ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE CANADA LAKE & CAROGA DECON 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 173 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM AWI Data Analysis Support Services Reports Canada Lake & Caroga Decontamination Station AIS intercepted: 3 Boats inspected: 1,922 Number of visitors: 4,053 Boats failing inspection: 1.8% Visitors showing spread prevention awareness: 86% Number of previously visited waterways: 88 AIS Present in Waterbody: Eurasian watermilfoil Partnerships: Canada Lakes Conservation and E/W Caroga Lake Association Notes: AWI provided support through steward training, a customized survey, a loaned iPad, and data assistance throughout the season. 1–Caroga Decon; 2–Canada Lake Boat Type total # total # Watercraft boats boats Barge Canoe Dock Kayak Motor PWC Row Sail SUP observed inspected Canada Lake 0 129 0 957 790 78 9 6 6 1975 1665 percentage of total boats 0% 7% 0% 48% 40% 4% 0% 0% 0% 100% 84% Caroga Decon 0 35 0 61 135 19 6 2 0 258 257 percentage of total boats 0% 14% 0% 24% 52% 7% 2% 1% 0% 100% 100% totals 0 164 0 1018 925 97 15 8 6 2233 1922 percentage of total boats 0% 7% 0% 46% 41% 4% 1% 0.4% 0.3% 100% 86% 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 roadside organisms dirty w/AIS inspections boats dirty boats w/AIS Canada Lake 3510 11 13 0 24 23 0 1665 1.4% 0% Caroga Decon 543 0 0 13 13 12 3 257 4.7% 1.2% totals 4053 11 13 13 37 35 3 1922 1.8% 0.2% 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 Canada Lake 1163 419 376 100 5 23 2 277 146 277 193 1267 percentage of total groups asked 92% 33% 30% 8% 0% 2% 0% 22% 12% 22% NA Caroga Decon 136 111 102 55 18 24 11 95 10 10 0 244 percentage of total groups asked 56% 45% 42% 23% 7% 10% 5% 39% 4% 4% NA totals 1299 530 478 155 23 47 13 372 156 287 193 1511 percentage of total groups asked 86% 35% 32% 10% 2% 3% 1% 25% 10% 19% 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. www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE CANADA LAKE & CAROGA DECON 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 174 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM total Organisms Removed # AIS BW CLP* ELO GRS EWM* NM UM VLM* MUD NON PND SWF* WC* WL ZM* OTR Canada Lake 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 percentage of total orgs 4% 0% 0% 42% 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 21% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 21% Caroga Decon 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 percentage of total orgs 0% 0% 8% 15% 15% 0% 8% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 38% totals 1 0 1 12 2 0 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 10 3 percentage of total orgs 3% 0% 3% 32% 5% 0% 3% 0% 8% 16% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 27% 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. Aquatic Invasive Species # found at Previous Waterway Intercepted by Stewards roadside Eurasian watermilfoil 2 Ballston Lake (1), Caroga Lake (1) zebra mussel 1 Saratoga Lake (1) Totals 3 Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits Previous Waterways for Launching Boats # visits NONE 474 Erie Canal 3 Henderson Lake, Newcomb, NY 1 Canada Lake 336 Hudson River 3 Hoel Pond 1 Great Sacandaga Lake 116 Kunjamuk River 3 Irvings Pond, Kent, CT 1 Caroga Lake 90 Oxbow Lake 3 Kinderhook Lake, Niverville, NY 1 DID NOT ASK 42 Swinging Bridge Reservoir 3 Lake Abanakee 1 Piseco Lake 35 Auger Falls, Wells, NY 2 Lake Clear 1 UNKNOWN (boater doesn't know) 29 Big Moose Lake 2 Lake Durant 1 Mohawk River 28 Black River 2 Lake Erie 1 Pine Lake, Caroga, NY 17 Blue Mountain Lake 2 Lake Flower 1 Canadarago Lake 13 Chazy Lake 2 Lake Winnipesaukee, NH 1 Lake Pleasant 12 Hinckley Reservoir 2 Long Pond, Grafton, NY 1 Peck Lake, Fulton County, NY 12 Lake Ontario 2 Loon Lake (Warren County) 1 Atlantic Ocean 11 Lake Placid 2 Minerva Lake, Minerva, NY 1 Indian Lake 10 Little Tupper Lake 2 Mirror Lake 1 Lake Algonquin 10 Oneida Lake 2 Moon Lake, Theresa, NY 1 Otsego Lake 10 Spier Falls, Lake Luzerne, NY 2 Moss Lake, Webb, NY 1 Saratoga Lake 10 Susquehanna River 2 Rollins Pond 1 Lake George 9 Thompsons Lake, Knox, NY 2 Round Lake (Saratoga County) 1 Lewey Lake 9 Ballston Lake 1 Sacandaga River 1 Mayfield Lake, Mayfield, NY 7 Barnum Pond 1 Seventh Lake 1 Cayuga Lake 6 Big Pond, Otis, MA 1 Skaneateles Lake 1 Lake Champlain 6 Bog Lake, Long Lake, NY 1 Somerset Reservoir, Somerset, VT 1 Long Lake 5 Brown's Tract 1 somewhere in Maine 1 Stoner Lakes, Arietta, NY 5 Canadarago Lake 1 St. Lawrence River 1 Canandaigua Lake 4 Charley Lake, Wells, NY 1 Stillwater Reservoir 1 Conesus Lake 4 Collins Lake, Scotia, NY 1 Summit Lake, Summit, NY 1 Fourth Lake 4 Crystal Lake, Warren County, NY 1 Taylor Pond 1 Good Luck Lake, Arietta, NY 4 Delta Lake 1 Tupper Lake 1 Saranac River 4 Fish Creek Ponds 1 West Canada Creek, NY 1 Schoharie Creek, Schenectady Cnty, NY 4 Follensby Clear Pond 1 Woods Lake, Benson, NY 1 Ausable River 3 Forked Lake 1 Total groups 1413 www.adkwatershed.org ADIRONDACK WATERSHED INSTITUTE CANADA LAKE & CAROGA DECON 2017 LOCATION USE SUMMARY 175 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM State of Motorized Boat Registration (n=1,011) www.adkwatershed.org .