caddisflies (the case builders): trichoptera
With the discovery of both caddisflies and mayflies, we determined the water quality to be good.
mayflies (the frilly little larva): ephemoptera
Lone Rock Point
Aquatic Life & Water Chemistry
- Water pH and conductivity were measured at 4 meter intervals out from a creek mouth entering Lake Champlain. The stream measured at a pH of 7.7 in a little pool. The shoreline measured at a pH of 8.1. Neutral pH is 7, therefore, the water around Lone Rock Point is basic and not acidic (<7).
distance from shoreline in meters |
pH |
temperature in degrees C |
conductivity in microsiemens |
| 4 | 8.1 | 19.5 | 167.7 |
| 8 | 8.2 | 20 | 150.06 |
| 13 | 8.3 | 20.1 | 150.20 |
| 16 | 8.35 | 20.2 | 158.0 |
| 20 | 8.4 | 20.1 | 159.3 |
| 24 | 8.4 | 20 | 159.1 |
| 28 | 8.4 | 20 | 159.9 |
| 32 | 8.5 | 20.2 | 159.4 |
| 36 | 8.5 | 20 | 159.3 |
| 40 | 8.4 | 20.3 | 159.9 |
| 44 | 8.4 | 20.5 | 159.9 |
| 46 | 8.4 | 20.7 | 160.7 |
| 52 | 8.4 | 20.6 | 161.6 |
- Inventory of near-lake botany of the riparian delta
| willows (Salix) | poison ivy (grre and red in color) |
| mint (square stemmed) | beech tree |
| red clover (Vermont state flower) | oak tree |
| jewel weed (an antidote for stinging nettle) | hop hornbeam (looks like beech) |
- Inventory of near-lake botany of the cliffs and shoreline
| northern white cedar (the tree of life) | hemlock |
| grey birch | white pine |
- Collected benthic macroinvertebrates to assess water quality
caddisflies (the case builders): trichoptera |
With the discovery of both caddisflies and mayflies, we determined the water quality to be good. |
mayflies (the frilly little larva): ephemoptera |
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