Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project (CLAMP)

CLAMP is a volunteer lake monitoring program started in 1999 by Iowa Lakeside Lab and Friends of Lakeside Lab. Volunteers collect water samples throughout the summer on nine lakes in Dickinson County, Iowa. The goal of CLAMP is to provide long term monitoring data for algae conditions and educate local citizens about lake ecology. Click on the balloons below to see recent water quality data for that sampling location.

CLAMP Sampling Locations

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Late July and early August water quality data

All of the late July water quality data has been posted and some of the early August data is also available for certain lakes.

Posted by Iowa Lakeside Lab at 12:56 PM

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CLAMP Instruction Videos

Link to CLAMP Video Playlist

CLAMP Video Playlist

Link to Lakeside videos

Lakeside videos

Map Key

Red Balloon - Hypereutrophic
Poor water clarity
Heavy algae blooms
Excessive nutrients

Green Balloon - Eutrophic
Decreased water clarity
Algae blooms probable
High nutrients

Blue Balloon - Mesotrophic
Moderately clear water
Occasional algae blooms
Moderate nutrients

Yellow Balloon - Insufficient Data

Water Icon
Water quality data buoy

Lake water levels

West Okoboji water level and temperature
Big Spirit Lake water level and temperature
Lower Gar Lake water level

Lakeside Watershed Information

Lakeside Watershed

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CLAMP Sampling Locations

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Late July and early August water quality data

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