Lurking deep in Lake Champlain are the dreded zebra mussels.

The zebra mussel attaches itself to any surface sitting still at many depths.  This species is not a native of Lake Champlain.  They have no known predator in  our waters.  The clug pipes, eat at historical ship wrecks and cut up feet.

Our research team set out in canoes to determine at what depth the zebra mussels start to encrust the shore.  We were not sure whether they would occur at a certain distance or a certain depth related to the land shore interface. 

          It turns out that the zebra mussels begins to occur at about 53 inches of water.  There presence was not at a regular distance from the shore, but they did occur at a regular        
            depth. 


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