Embden Pond

Embden, Somerset, Maine
MIDAS 0078

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Embden Pond
MIDAS 0078 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1970 9.9 10.2 10.8 32.5 33.4 35.4
1971 9 9.9 11.1 29.5 32.3 36.4
1972 6.9 8.9 11.6 22.6 29.2 38.1
1973 9.6 9.6 9.6 31.5 31.5 31.5
1974 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1975 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1976 7.9 7.9 7.9 25.9 25.9 25.9
1977 8.5 9.8 10.9 27.9 32.1 35.8
1978 8.5 9.8 12.2 27.9 32.2 40.0
1979 6.4 9.5 12 21.0 31.1 39.4
1980 8.8 10.0 10.9 28.9 32.7 35.8
1981 7.6 9.8 12.1 24.9 32.2 39.7
1982 10.4 10.5 10.6 34.1 34.6 34.8
1983 6.9 8.9 11 22.6 29.3 36.1
1984 7.3 8.4 9 24.0 27.5 29.5
1985 5.7 8.9 12.8 18.7 29.3 42.0
1986 7.7 10.8 13 25.3 35.3 42.7
1987 6 8.4 11.8 19.7 27.7 38.7
1988 7.2 9.6 12.2 23.6 31.5 40.0
1989 5.3 9.1 11.2 17.4 29.8 36.7
1990 7.8 9.5 11.2 25.6 31.1 36.7
1991 8 9.9 11.9 26.2 32.5 39.0
1992 8.3 10.2 11.1 27.2 33.4 36.4
1993 7.1 9.9 12.5 23.3 32.6 41.0
1994 6.5 9.5 11.3 21.3 31.3 37.1
1995 6.1 9.1 11.5 20.0 29.7 37.7
1996 6.1 8.3 10.1 20.0 27.1 33.1
1997 7.3 9.4 10.7 24.0 30.7 35.1
1998 4.9 8.0 10.3 16.1 26.3 33.8
1999 7.7 9.5 11.7 25.3 31.3 38.4
2000 8.2 9.3 11.3 26.9 30.5 37.1
2001 8.6 10.2 13 28.2 33.3 42.7
2002 9.2 10.7 12.9 30.2 35.0 42.3
2003 8.1 10.0 11.4 26.6 32.9 37.4
2004 8 8.7 9.4 26.2 28.5 30.8
2005 7 8.0 9.4 23.0 26.3 30.8
2006 5.8 7.6 9.6 19.0 25.0 31.5
2007 8.2 9.6 10.5 26.9 31.5 34.4
2008 7.6 8.4 9.1 24.9 27.4 29.9
2009 7 9.4 11.4 23.0 30.8 37.4
2010 8 9.8 10.8 26.2 32.3 35.4
2011 6.9 8.7 10.2 22.6 28.7 33.5
2012 5 8.8 10.3 16.4 28.8 33.8
2013 8.6 10.1 11.2 28.2 33.0 36.7
2014 7.5 9.0 9.9 24.6 29.7 32.5
2015 9.5 10.1 11.1 31.2 33.0 36.4
2016 10.1 10.7 11.5 33.1 35.0 37.7
2017 8.7 9.5 9.9 28.5 31.3 32.5
2018 7.6 10.1 11 24.9 33.0 36.1
2019 8.7 10.0 11 28.5 32.6 36.1
2020 9.8 10.3 10.7 32.2 33.9 35.1
2021 8.6 9.6 10.5 28.2 31.5 34.4
2022 8.1 9.5 11.5 26.6 31.2 37.7


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Source Data:
Maine Lakes Transparency, Color & Chemistry: Annual Mean Values

Date-specific Secchi data for this and other Maine lakes can be found HERE