Somes Pond

Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine
MIDAS 4614

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Somes Pond
MIDAS 4614 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1980 3 4.2 5.2 9.8 13.8 17.1
1981 3 3.0 3 9.8 9.8 9.8
1982 3.5 4.1 4.8 11.5 13.5 15.7
1983 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1984 3.7 5.0 6 12.1 16.4 19.7
1985 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1986 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1987 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1988 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1991 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1992 3.6 4.0 4.5 11.8 13.2 14.8
1993 3.8 4.9 5.9 12.5 16.0 19.4
1994 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2004 3.6 4.3 4.7 11.8 14.0 15.4
2005 4 4.7 5 13.1 15.3 16.4
2006 3.2 3.9 4.3 10.5 12.7 14.1
2007 4.3 4.7 5.2 14.1 15.5 17.1
2008 3.8 4.5 4.9 12.5 14.9 16.1
2009 3.6 3.9 4.2 11.8 12.8 13.8
2010 3.4 4.1 4.7 11.2 13.3 15.4
2011 4.2 4.8 5.5 13.8 15.6 18.0
2012 4.5 4.5 4.5 14.8 14.8 14.8
2013 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2015 3.6 5.0 5.8 11.8 16.5 19.0
2016 3.6 5.1 5.9 11.8 16.6 19.4
2017 4.2 4.6 5.2 13.8 15.2 17.1


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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