Sebago Lake

Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Windham, Cumberland, Maine
MIDAS 5786

Secchi transparency (mean, maximum & minimum annual values)

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Sebago Lake
MIDAS 5786 - Station 1
Year Depth - Meters Depth - Feet
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
1970 8.1 8.4 8.7 26.6 27.6 28.5
1971 9.4 9.6 9.8 30.8 31.5 32.2
1972 9.8 10.6 11.3 32.2 34.6 37.1
1973 10.1 10.1 10.1 33.1 33.1 33.1
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 7.6 8.1 8.7 24.9 26.5 28.5
1977 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1979 7.5 7.5 7.5 24.6 24.6 24.6
1980 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1981 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1982 6 9.0 10.5 19.7 29.6 34.4
1983 7.2 8.5 10 23.6 28.0 32.8
1984 7 7.1 7.2 23.0 23.3 23.6
1985 9.4 10.4 11 30.8 34.2 36.1
1986 8.7 9.7 10 28.5 31.9 32.8
1987 7.6 8.3 9.2 24.9 27.1 30.2
1988 9.1 10.3 11.6 29.9 33.9 38.1
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1990 7.5 8.2 9 24.6 27.0 29.5
1991 6 7.5 8.4 19.7 24.7 27.6
1992 8.3 10.4 12.8 27.2 34.0 42.0
1993 8 11.9 16 26.2 39.0 52.5
1994 11 12.1 14.7 36.1 39.7 48.2
1995 9.7 12.1 15.3 31.8 39.7 50.2
1996 9.4 11.2 12.7 30.8 36.7 41.7
1997 8.3 10.4 12.2 27.2 34.1 40.0
1998 5.8 8.1 9.8 19.0 26.5 32.2
1999 7.9 10.7 13 25.9 34.9 42.7
2000 8.6 11.2 13.4 28.2 36.9 44.0
2001 7.3 9.9 12.3 24.0 32.3 40.4
2002 9.1 10.7 12.4 29.9 35.3 40.7
2003 9.4 11.5 13.6 30.8 37.7 44.6
2004 9.6 11.5 12.9 31.5 37.6 42.3
2005 6.9 8.6 9.6 22.6 28.2 31.5
2006 7.1 8.1 8.8 23.3 26.5 28.9
2007 8.2 9.0 9.9 26.9 29.4 32.5
2008 7.1 8.7 11.4 23.3 28.5 37.4
2009 8 8.6 10 26.2 28.1 32.8
2010 7.4 8.8 10.4 24.3 28.8 34.1


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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