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HereSince1628

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1. Algae blooms are common spring/early summer events in WI lakes

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 07:11 PM

Aug 2014

Nutrients in the water column from winter loss of stratification are the cause of most of the blooms rather than nutrient run-off from golf course and agriculture..

But blue-green algae is particular problem in S WI for both people and dogs. Happens almost every year in a deep but small glacial pot-hole lake near me. And sometimes is a problem in bays and harbors on Lake Michigan

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A little info about Lake Erie algae blooms - [View all] hedgehog Aug 2014 OP

Algae blooms are common spring/early summer events in WI lakes HereSince1628 Aug 2014 #1

It's mainly due to agricultural runoff. roamer65 Aug 2014 #2

50 or so years ago, I would travel down this highway with mom and dad to see DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #3

Thanks for your memories and the photos.... KoKo Aug 2014 #6

Thank you for the heartfelt response... I made a major error in that post, left out links to DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #7

We get an annual salmon run in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Oswego River and on the Salmon River hedgehog Aug 2014 #9

I'm up in Oswego County now, so i could be wrong, but hedgehog Aug 2014 #8

What they should do, what they could do is court this company, it would be a great technology DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #10

I think it's a done deal I can't wait until the factory starts hedgehog Aug 2014 #12

I looked... and sure enough they are there... DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #13

Erie County, PA here. Lake effect, wheee! Mnemosyne Aug 2014 #4

My farm pond is having another algae bloom. Pretty common this time of year. Pond turned over B Calm Aug 2014 #5

I remember that in August we cannot swim in our inland lake because of what we call dog days. jwirr Aug 2014 #11