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Shallow Lake Stable States &
Implications for Management
Meghan Funke, PhD
Limnologist at EOR
Oakdale, MN
Boone, IA
Storm Lake, IA
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Lake Eutrophication
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More Phosphorus
= More Algae
= Less Transparency
No
phosphorus
added
Phosphorus added
Turbid
Clear
Lake Eutrophication
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303(d) Impaired Waters
Lake Eutrophication Goal
Decrease the frequency and severity of noxious algal blooms in order
to provide for a swimmable lake with a healthy fishery and a healthy
aquatic plant community that does not impede recreation
Total Maximum Daily Load
1. Quantify phosphorus loads from
watershed & in-lake sources
2. Model phosphorus reductions
needed to meet lake goals
(standards)
3. Identify implementation projects
that reduce phosphorus loading
and improve in-lake water quality
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Shallow lake water quality is also
influenced by food web dynamics...
Large gamefish and abundant aquatic plants keep water
CLEAR
Too many panfish or too few aquatic plants keep water
TURBID
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Shallow Lake Stable States
piscivorous fish planktivorous fish zooplankton phytoplankton macrophytes
Turbid
Clear
Images of organisms courtesy of Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program
Turbid
Clear
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Shallow Lake Stable States
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Shallow Lake Stable States
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Waves and wind
Sediment Release
(Internal Loading)
Watershed
Rough fish Curly leaf
pondweed
Atmosphere
Phosphorus Sources
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BATHTUB lake water quality model
↑ Internal Loading Rate
or
↑ P Sedimentation Rate
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Shallow Lake Calibration & Reductions
1. CLEAR STATE Reduce:
Predicted TP > Observed TP
Increase TP Sedimentation Rate Watershed Loads
2. CLEAR STATE
Predicted TP = Observed TP
Calibrated Watershed Loads
3. TURBID STATE
Predicted TP < Observed TP Increase Internal Load Rate Internal & Watershed Loads
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1. CLEAR: Predicted TP > Observed TP
Heims Lake
Surface area = 91 acres
Maximum depth = 6.2 feet
Average depth = 4 feet
24 aquatic plant species
Coontail
Watershield
Various pondweeds
White and yellow water lily
Duckweed
Bladderwort
Broad-leaf cattail
Northern water milfoil
Hardstem bulrush
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Observed Water Quality
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Fish Community
No gamefish
Periodic winter fish kills?
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Phosphorus Sources: Watershed
258 acres
Atmospheric
Deposition
Watershed
Runoff Shoreline
Septics
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Calibration & Reductions
Relatively good water quality
Diverse aquatic plants
Observed TP = 41 ppb
Predicted TP = 60 ppb
Increase TP sedimentation to
calibrate
Recommended Protection
Efforts:
1. Maintain septic systems
2. Protect the lakeshore buffer
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Failing septic systems can add large amounts of
phosphorus to nearby lakes
firstcallseptic.com U of MN
Extension
Implementation Activities
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A buffer planted adjacent to water can filter out pollutants and contaminates by over 50%
A marginal buffer may already exist – with some seeding, sizing, and maintenance this buffer can increase effectiveness
Implementation Activities
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2. CLEAR: Predicted TP = Observed TP
St. Clair Lake
Surface area = 160 acres
Maximum depth = 7.5 feet
Average depth = 4.9 feet
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Observed Water Quality
To
tal P
ho
sp
ho
rus (
µg
/L)
19
92
19
98
19
99
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
20
08
20
09
20
10
20
11
Year
0
60
120
180
240
Mean
Mean±SE
Water quality standard
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Total Phosphorus (µg/L)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Ch
loro
ph
yll-
a (
µg
/L)
2002-2011 Average
1998 Alum Treatment
GOAL
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Phosphorus Sources: Watershed
Long Lake Rural Areas Detroit Lakes
Stormwater
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Phosphorus Sources: WWTP
Detroit Lakes Waste Water
Treatment Facility
10-year Average Annual Actual Discharge of Phosphorus
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Model Reductions
Existing Goal Reductions
= 1,190 lb/yr = 904 lb/yr = 24% or 286 lb/yr
-52%
-51%
+28%*
-38%
0%
0%
-93 lb/yr
-283 lb/yr
+95 lb/yr*
-5 lb/yr
0 lb/yr
0 lb/yr
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Model Reductions
*Detroit Lakes WWTF
Based on standard
practices
Achieved through
advanced practices:
• rapid infiltration basins
• spray irrigation
Requires maintaining
advanced practices:
• rapid infiltration basins
• spray irrigation
And accounts for expected
expansion in service area
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Identify Implementation Activities
Rural Areas
Rain gardens
Infiltration basins
Detroit Lakes Storm Water
Improved street sweeping
Infiltration basins
Detroit Lakes WWTF
Facility upgrades
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3. TURBID: Predicted TP < Observed TP
MN Zoo Main Lake
Surface area = 7.8 acres
Maximum depth = 8.6 feet
Average depth = 4.2 feet
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Observed Water Quality
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3. TURBID: Predicted TP < Observed TP
Watershed = 36 acres
Predicted TP = 100 ppb
Observed TP = 272 ppb
Add internal load to calibrate
Lake sediments are contributing to
high in-lake phosphorus
Watershed Runoff
In-lake Sediment Release
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Identify Implementation Activities
Large gamefish and abundant aquatic plants keep water
CLEAR
Too many panfish or too few aquatic plants keep water
TURBID
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Identify Implementation Activities
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Identify Implementation Activities
Multi-Phased Approach
Switch from algae to plant dominance (alum or drawdown)
Vegetation Management (curlyleaf pondweed control)
Fish Management (fish kill or aeration)
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Switch from Algae to Plant Dominance
Sediment Alum Treatment
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Whole-lake Drawdown
Switch from Algae to Plant Dominance
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Switch from Algae to Plant Dominance
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Switch from Algae to Plant Dominance
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Shallow Turbid Lake Management Goal
From this: To this: