Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-3-2006
Keywords
lake samish, water quality, algae, cyanobacteria
Abstract
Lake Samish is a valuable aquatic resource, providing public access for boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking, and other water and lakeshore activities. Residents around the lake enjoy outstanding views of both the lake and its surrounding watershed, and the lake serves as a water supply for many of the lakeshore residents.
Lake Samish is located in the Washington State Department of Ecology’s water resource inventory area #3 (WRIA 3), and discharges into Friday Creek, a salmon spawning tributary of the Samish River. The Lake Samish monitoring project was initiated in June 2005 to collect monthly water quality data from the lake and twice-annual data from major tributaries in the watershed. Lake Samish experiences periodic algal blooms, including blooms of potentially toxic cyanobacteria. The major goal of the monitoring project was to collect data that would help identify the causes of the blooms, and possibly provide insight into how to protect the lake from water quality degradation.
Recommended Citation
Matthews, Robin A.; Vandersypen, Joan; and Hitchko, Kara, "Lake Samish Monitoring Project 2006 Final Report" (2006). Lake Samish. 6.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/iws_samish/6
Type
Text
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf