Our interest in lake ecosystems includes the physical, biogeochemical and human environments and the interaction among them. We are committed to providing objective scientific information for restoration, education and sustainable use of Adirondack Lakes. The lake ecosystems of the Adirondacks are only a few steps from the front door of our Environmental Research Laboratory, providing our staff and students with tremendous opportunities for study. Our lake monitoring program is diverse and far reaching, ranging from the Adirondack Lake Assessment Program (ALAP), to more detailed and long term limnological monitoring on water bodies such as Upper Saranac Lake, Rainbow Lake, Litchfield Park, and others.
Some of our limnological capabilities include:
- Morphological analysis of lakes and their watersheds using down scan sonar and ESRI GIS software
- Aquatic plant identification and mapping
- State of the art chemical analysis for analytes such as: phosphorus, nitrate/nitrite, total nitrogen, chloride, sulfate, metals, inorganic carbon, organic carbon, color, pH, alkalinity, conductivity and dissolved oxygen
- Analysis of biological and physical components of lakes such as zooplankton, phytoplankton and chlorophyll, temperature, and dissolved oxygen
Please contact us for more information on establishing a water quality monitoring program for your lake.