West Harbor Pond

Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln, Maine
MIDAS 5372

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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West Harbor Pond
MIDAS 5372 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1983 3 3.8 4.5 9.8 12.5 14.8
1984 4 4.6 5.2 13.1 15.1 17.1
1985 3.5 4.7 6 11.5 15.4 19.7
1986 1.9 3.9 5 6.2 12.8 16.4
1987 4 4.5 5 13.1 14.7 16.4
1988 1.7 3.3 4.5 5.6 10.9 14.8
1989 3.5 4.2 4.7 11.5 13.7 15.4
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 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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 4.6 5.0 5.3 15.1 16.5 17.4
1998 4.2 4.5 4.9 13.8 14.9 16.1
1999 2.4 4.2 5.8 7.9 13.6 19.0
2000 2 4.0 5.2 6.6 13.0 17.1
2001 2.8 4.0 4.8 9.2 13.2 15.7
2002 2.2 5.0 6.5 7.2 16.3 21.3
2003 3 4.4 5.2 9.8 14.4 17.1
2004 3.4 4.4 5.4 11.2 14.5 17.7
2005 2 3.8 4.9 6.6 12.3 16.1
2006 3.1 4.1 5 10.2 13.3 16.4
2007 2.8 4.1 4.6 9.2 13.4 15.1
2008 2.6 3.4 4.1 8.5 11.1 13.5
2009 3 4.1 5 9.8 13.6 16.4
2010 2.1 3.6 4.4 6.9 11.9 14.4
2011 3.1 3.8 4.2 10.2 12.6 13.8
2012 2.5 3.3 4.2 8.2 10.8 13.8
2013 3 3.7 4.3 9.8 12.0 14.1
2014 2.7 3.9 4.3 8.9 12.6 14.1
2015 3.4 4.2 4.4 11.2 13.6 14.4
2016 4 4.4 4.8 13.1 14.5 15.7
2017 3.2 4.1 4.8 10.5 13.5 15.7
2018 3.6 3.9 4.3 11.8 12.9 14.1
2019 2.2 3.8 4.6 7.2 12.3 15.1
2020 2.6 4.3 6.2 8.5 14.2 20.3
2021 2 4.4 6.2 6.6 14.4 20.3
2022 2.9 4.8 6.5 9.5 15.7 21.3


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Distribution of Secchi Disk Transparency in All Maine Lakes

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

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