GPS Lake Map to Monitor Aquatic Vegetation

In the Pacific Northwest, Clean Lakes, Inc. and The Mapping Network have partnered to provide lake bathymetry and aquatic plant profile (biovolume).  Successful lake management requires an understanding of composition, depth and volume of your lake.  Tom McNabb,  President of Clean Lakes, Inc. with offices covering the west coast of the United States, had a client request an updated lake map to note current depths and mark aquatic vegetation.  Information gathered during the lake mapping process helped Mr. McNabb’s client better comprehend the density of aquatic plants over time in their lake.  The resulting map provided the baseline depth profile needed for long-term monitoring.


Deliverables for the project included printed maps, digital files (ArcGIS compatible of each waterbody with calculations of lake base volume and plant volume and biomass).

Lake Bathymetry with areas of dense floating vegetation highlighted

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