Volunteer monitoring began at Lake Meridian in the early 1980s and continued through 2004 when it was discontinued. Volunteer monitoring began again in 2021.
The key takeaways from the 2021 monitoring season are:
• In comparison to other lakes in the program, Lake Meridian experienced some of the deepest Secchi depths (clearer water) in 2021. • No algal blooms were reported for toxin testing in 2021. • Lake Meridian was last monitored in the Lake Stewardship Program from 1994 - 2004.
Please see below for a link to the full 2021 Lake Meridian Monitoring Report.
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The average of these three TSI indicators during the growing season can be used to place lakes in one of three broad categories: <40 = oligotrophic (low productivity), 40 to 50 = mesotrophic (moderate productivity) >50 = eutrophic (highly productive).