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roamer65

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2. It's mainly due to agricultural runoff.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 07:19 PM

Aug 2014

Algae just love the phosphorus from the fertilizers. The further north you go in the Great Lakes, the less the problem with the algae. Less agriculture up north.
Even the zebra mussels are affected by the runoff. There are higher concentrations of the mussels in areas of higher runoff, due to increased calcium levels. The little suckers hate colder water and low calcium (i.e. Lake Superior)

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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