Lake Mgmt Plan Goal and Action Steps: Water Quality - TSI
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Water Quality from a chemical makeup requires testing. In prior years, Clearwater Lake has been tested once a year.
Understanding that a point in time does not give us a full picture, Clearwater Lake Conservancy Board decided to test monthly in 2024. This will help us to establish seasonal trends and help us to better recognize a change to our normal ranges. The 3 primary tests Phosphorus, Chlorophyll A and Secchi (Clarity). This result it called TSI.
The TSI, Phosphorus and Chlorophyll A are tested through water samples collected by volunteer Ron Green monthly. See the TSI reports here. Secchi is a process of measuring the clarity of the lake under established guidelines. Clearwater lake has had several volunteers for this job over the years. Currently Julie Guth and Ron Green are measuring the lake Clarity. See the Secchi reports here. |
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Water samples were sent to RMB Labs for analysis. All test results are submitted to the DNR / Pollution control agencies for state tracking.
Here is a link to the MPCA’s water quality dashboard for Clearwater Lake: https://webapp.pca.state.mn.us/wqd/surface-water/waterunit-details?wid=18-0038-00
