Lake News
Volunteer Monitoring Data is Available Online
Since 1989, volunteer monitors have collected over 12,000 measurements from lakes all across the state of Indiana. You can now access all of that data online from the CLP website. You can search for a specific lake or view yearly summary reports. Just click on "Volunteer Data" under the "Volunteer Monitoring" section along the left margin. Or click here.
The Indiana Clean Lakes Program is now on Facebook!
The Indiana Clean Lakes Program Facebook page provides citizens and volunteers with a place to interact, share ideas and pictures with the Program. To find us, just search for the Indiana Clean Lakes Program on Facebook, or use the link below.
Toxin-Producing Alga is Widespread in Indiana
A study recently completed by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) found that a toxin-producing blue-green algae called Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii was distributed throughout Indiana. While only 19 of 183 lakes and reservoirs sampled during the three-year study contained this invasive algae when sampled, the lakes with detectable levels were spread throughout the state. Overall, more reservoirs (14) than natural lakes (4) were found affected, along with 1 quarry. Lakes and reservoirs containing Cylindrospermopsis tended to be shallow, warm, and eutrophic.
You can read more about the study here: Study Summary
The Indiana Lake Management Society (ILMS) has re-built their web page. The new page contains many features that should be popular and helpful with the Indiana lake community. Included are: a question and answer section; aquatic plant identification; new rules affecting lakes; a lake-to-lake discussion section; and links to other sites. The address is: www.indianalakes.org