This data set contains overall mean values for Secchi transparency, color and a series of water chemistry parameters for surveyed Maine lakes. Data were collected by Maine DEP (MDEP), the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) [...] [ click to read more ]

This data set contains pH, color, conductivity and alkalinity data for Maine lakes, by date of collection. Data were collected by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data are provided by ME [...] [ click to read more ]

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This data set contains total phosphorus data for Maine lakes, by date of collection. Data were collected by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data are provided by ME Dept. of Environmental [...] [ click to read more ]

This data set contains Secchi transparency data for Maine lakes, by date of collection. Data were collected by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data are provided by ME Dept. of Environmental [...] [ click to read more ]

This data set contains water temperature and dissolved oxygen data for Maine lakes. These data are current through 2018. Data were collected by ME Dept. of Environmental Protection, the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other [...] [ click to read more ]

This data set contains annual mean values (with maxima and minima) for Secchi transparency, color and a series of water chemistry parameters for surveyed Maine lakes. Data were collected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection [...] [ click to read more ]

This data set contains data from a survey of Maine lakes conducted by D. Cameron (Maine Natural Areas Program). The data were compiled into this file by P. Vaux (University of Maine) as part of [...] [ click to read more ]

This file contains data from surveys of plant assemblages in Maine lakes and ponds. The first two data worksheets contain data from "rapid [...] [ click to read more ]

G. Cooper and colleagues conducted detailed lake surveys of Maine lakes in the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to species lists, the fisheries data include relative abundance, food habits and age-growth. Other data generated [...] [ click to read more ]

This data set contains the benthic macro-invertebrate data from the Cooper and Fuller surveys of Maine lakes, conducted from 1938 to 1944. Other data generated from these surveys cover water quality, fish and plankton. The [...] [ click to read more ]

Profundal chironomid communities were sampled in late winter. The chironomid data were used to assign a chironomid-based lake type to each of the study lakes, based on Saether's 1979 lake classification scheme, which defines a [...] [ click to read more ]

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Approximately 1,000 volunteers assessed the presence of invasive (Carcinus maenas and Hemigrapsus sanguineus) and native crabs within the intertidal zone of seven coastal states of the US, from New Jersey to Maine. Identification of crab [...] [ click to read more ]

The purpose of this demonstration project was to expand the use of conservation practices on road construction and maintenance projects throughout the Androscoggin River watershed in order to reduce soil erosion [...] [ click to read more ]

The purpose of this project was to develop a locally generated management plan for long-term water quality protection of Tripp Lake, through interactive public meetings, surveys, and education. The planning procedure [...] [ click to read more ]

Norway's major lakes include Pennesseewassee Lake, North Pond, Little Pennesseewassee Lake (also known as Hobbs Pond) and Sand Pond. Both Little Pennesseewassee and North Pond drain into Pennesseewassee, which is a [...] [ click to read more ]

This project consisted of two major efforts: to complete a watershed survey of soil erosion problems in the remaining (western) half of the Sunday River watershed and to install a number [...] [ click to read more ]

The purpose of the project was to identify, document and prioritize soil erosion sites in the Middle Range Pond watershed. The project was also intended to raise community awareness and prepare [...] [ click to read more ]

The purpose of the Bear Pond Water Quality Improvement Project was to reduce loading of polluted runoff to the ponds, build local commitment for long-term watershed protection, and improve or stabilize [...] [ click to read more ]

Taylor Pond is a 640-acre lake in the City of Auburn that outlets into a small brook draining into the Androscoggin River. In 1991, the Androscoggin Valley SWCD, Taylor Pond [...] [ click to read more ]

Echo Lake is a medium-sized waterbody (1,037 acres) with relatively good water quality and a low potential for algal blooms. The goal of the project was to reduce sediment and phosphorus [...] [ click to read more ]

Middle Range Pond is part of a chain of three ponds that flow into the Little Androscoggin River. The ponds are known as a top fishing spot with stocked brown, brook [...] [ click to read more ]

The purpose of this project was to significantly reduce erosion and export of sediment and phosphorus into No Name Pond. Conservation practices were installed at 27 priority NPS sites in the [...] [ click to read more ]

This project installed major structural BMPs at six of the 45 sites identified in the watershed survey. Central Maine Community College (CMCC) installed infiltration dividers, infiltration islands, grassed infiltration strips, and [...] [ click to read more ]

The purpose of this project was to develop a Watershed Management Plan (WMP) for the Hart Brook Watershed that would allow for continued development in the watershed while also working to [...] [ click to read more ]