Science Abuse Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hv1DjVy5mILXxtTdeKIS-_ow912AD9GN5AU00 Cliff notes: The water in Lake St Mary's is probably toxic and unsafe. Too much farm run-off, too much Algea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yikes. Sounds like it's past the "potential problem" category.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yikes. Sounds like it's past the "potential problem" category.... Yeah, and fixing it is going to take a long time... or it's going to hurt bad. The lake has a lot of surface area and not much deapth, so it just kind of "reduces" like a stew; water evaporates and the nasties stay. The quickest fix would be to drain the thing, plow the crap up and burn it, then let it refill. It's not a natural lake so you can't really rely on any "natural proccesses" to cycle through. The damn thing is only about 10ft at its deepest, there's probably more water in Alum Creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 yea its a annual thing. indian lake has been doing good though, extra traffic more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I wonder if the Turquoise tint they are getting is actually Cyano Bacteria. Which is a very nasty algae. It can feed off light but does not need it to survive. Cyano feeds off of phosphates and nitrogen. Which unfortunately large amounts of phosphates are in most fertilizers. Hope they figure it out. That used to be a great fishing lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 yea its a annual thing. indian lake has been doing good though, extra traffic more money. They charge to get onto Indian Lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 They charge to get onto Indian Lake? They aught to charge to leave. No fees to get onto Indian lake, just long lines occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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