tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642255457729386732024-03-23T03:13:19.678-07:00Cooperative 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.Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-30519869013953473192020-11-20T06:46:00.000-08:002020-11-20T06:46:04.430-08:00CLAMP O WEEN: A Fearless Look at the 2020 Sampling Season<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAD9wzUuP4g&list=PLrJxhJBKJjPLpqtMuBKI01kc7i5xCpREy&index=10" target="_blank">CLAMP 2020 Sampling<br /> Season</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QAD9wzUuP4g" width="320" youtube-src-id="QAD9wzUuP4g"></iframe></div><p></p>Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-19465337482583799442020-06-09T08:05:00.004-07:002020-06-09T08:05:40.025-07:00Record Secchi Readings on Big and Little Spirit Lakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first June sample event brought record water clarity (Secchi) readings for Little and Big Spirit Lakes since CLAMP began in 1999!<br />
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The Bahneys recorded an all time CLAMP record of 5.85 meters (19.2 ft) on Big Spirit (above), deeper than the 17 foot average depth of the lake. On Little Spirit Steve Franker could see all the way to the bottom of the lake at Site 2 (below). Note how the Secchi readings are underscored on his data sheet. This means the disk was sitting on the bottom. You might also have guessed it was sitting at the bottom because the lowered, raised and average readings are all the same but this can happen even when the Secchi disk is not sitting on the bottom - hence the importance of underscoring when it does.<br />
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<i>Why?</i> Even though clarity readings are typically high in early summer before water temps and biological productivity have heated up, this is extraordinary. In the case of Big Spirit this may be due to the recent colonization of zebra mussels in the lake. First documented in Big Spirit in 2017, zebra mussels are filter feeders and can increase water clarity by several meters. It is unknown if zebra mussels have colonized Little Spirit. Stay tuned for more data in coming months!<br />
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Center Lake was the first team to sample in 2019.<br />
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The wind on West Okoboji made secchi readings difficult.<br />
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Cyanobacteria blooms already kicking off on Little Spirit Lake.Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-71350395468368225482018-06-11T15:01:00.002-07:002018-06-11T15:01:39.086-07:00Sampling West Okoboji<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sampling West Okoboji June 8. What a team! Everyone had a different job. Leroy did a great job of steering the boat in high winds to keep the Secchi disk from drifting under the boat. Water temps seem to be high for this time of year, even though we had a record late ice out. </div>
<br />Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-86116555345354166682018-05-25T14:41:00.001-07:002018-05-25T14:41:24.608-07:00CLAMP instructional videos<br />
Check out the new CLAMP instructional videos! Double click the video to make it full screen. Learn about the history of CLAMP, how to use a Secchi disk, Chlorophyll filtration, how to perform Quality Control sampling, and see what goes on behind the scenes in the SHL water chemistry lab.Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-78275454620294035612018-05-22T13:14:00.001-07:002018-05-22T13:14:53.082-07:00Ice is out, time to start sampling!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-91096893438627230222017-09-15T14:27:00.000-07:002017-09-15T14:27:44.696-07:00CLAMP Potluck and Data Crunching Jubiliee!Thanks to the 2017 CLAMP volunteers for another successful sampling season!<br />
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Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-85879479287813425712017-06-30T11:15:00.000-07:002017-06-30T11:17:26.655-07:00Check out the new and improved interactive CLAMP data set!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2017 Summer Science Teacher Externs Art Hellert (left), of Spirit Lake Middle School, and Marc Benedict (right) of Terril Graettinger Middle School, have been working on analyzing CLAMP data this summer with Dennis Heimdal, Water Chemist at the State Hygienic Lab at Lakeside. The data set now goes back to the beginning of CLAMP in 1999! In addition, they have been working on plans to integrate CLAMP data into their classrooms and curriculums.</td></tr>
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<br />Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-2744328614533248082016-06-06T13:07:00.001-07:002016-06-06T13:08:01.417-07:00HAPPY CLAMPERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy CLAMPers!<br />
Forty volunteers refreshed their water monitoring knowledge at 2016 CLAMP trainings and are now out on the water sampling! Follow our blog to learn about the data they are collecting.<br />
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are provided. To volunteer, all you need is access to a boat and to be able to
donate about 12 hours of your time over the summer. Register for one of the
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Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-83214318482130833422015-06-03T08:32:00.003-07:002015-06-03T08:32:50.235-07:00Successful CLAMP Trainings! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This past week at Lakeside there were 4 CLAMP training workshops. What a fun time learning how to retrieve data using secchi discs, YSI (Dissolved Oxygen) meters, and chlorophyll filtration. Now that we are pros we are ready for the real deal -sampling our Iowa Great Lakes! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the workshops.</div>
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<br />Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-24578391617120021692015-05-04T07:14:00.001-07:002015-05-04T07:16:00.487-07:00West Okoboji Lake Water Quality BuoyLast week Iowa Lakeside Laboratory deployed a limnological buoy in 98 ft of water on West Okoboji Lake. Data is recorded every ten minutes by the buoy and can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://wqdatalive.com/public/470">https://wqdatalive.com/public/470</a>. <br />
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Currently this buoy measures surface water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and carbon dioxide along with a number of weather related parameters. Future plans are to measure water temperature and dissolved oxygen at every meter below the water surface. Updates to the data site may change over time, so be on the look out for future posts regarding the buoy.<br />
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Be sure to check out all the sponsors at the bottom of the wqdata page who made this project possible. <br />
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<br />Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-85148205947882467682014-08-07T13:17:00.000-07:002014-08-07T13:18:34.734-07:00A Beautiful Morning to Sample East Lake Okoboji!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning, August 7th, two CLAMPologists sampled East Okoboji Lake. The secchi readings between the five sights ranged from 1.25-2.25 meters. The temperature was around 24 degrees Celsius and the dissolved oxygen level ranged from 5.25-6.58 mg/L. Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-71434708561039009362014-06-04T11:50:00.004-07:002014-06-04T11:50:27.692-07:00HOW MANY CLAMPologists DOES IT TAKE TO...? West Okoboji volunteers obtained a RECORD secchi reading of 10.2 meters on June 3. In fact, they ran out of rope on the meter, but cleverly lengthened it by adding one of boat lines. Then they had to figure out the length of rope added, plus the lowered and raised measurements. A beautiful day for doing math on the lake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-30667287611608883682014-05-27T07:35:00.000-07:002014-05-27T07:35:11.630-07:002014 CLAMP Trainings!<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Summer is just around the corner, and so is the 2014 lake monitoring
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Volunteers are needed to assist with checking the water quality of
Dickinson County lakes with the Cooperative lakes Area Monitoring Project
coordinated by Iowa lakeside Laboratory. Free training and equipment are
provided. To volunteer, all you need is access to a boat and to be able to
donate about 12 hours of your time over the summer. Sign up for one of the
workshops below or for more information, contact Jane Shuttleworth at </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="mailto:jane-shuttleworth@uiowa.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">jane-shuttleworth@uiowa.edu</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> or <a href="tel:712%20337%203669%20Ext%207" target="_blank" value="+17123373669"><span style="color: blue;">712
337 3669 Ext 7</span></a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Saturday, May 31 from 10:00 a.m. to
noon or from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.; </b></span></span><br />
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noon or from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.</b></span></span>Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-22007227111665201462013-09-04T06:54:00.002-07:002013-09-04T06:54:55.236-07:00CLAMP Picinic and other dates<span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br />
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so much for your help monitoring the lakes this summer! It is hard to
believe summer is turning into fall, but the good news is the <b>Annual
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So save the date: <b>Tuesday, September 24, 5:30, Mahan Hall</b>. Meat and drinks provided, bring a side to share. </div>
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Here is another date, coming up quick: this <b>Friday, September 6 at 7:30 pm</b> there will be a presentation on <b>Aquatic Invasive Species and the Iowa Great Lakes</b>, presented by Jonathan Meerbeek, Iowa DNR research
biologist. His lecture is free and open to the public and will be held in Mahan Hall. Hope you can come.</div>
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Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-49073912387900692622013-09-03T12:39:00.003-07:002013-09-03T12:39:59.016-07:00End of August water quality dataNearly all water chemistry tests have been finalized for CLAMP lakes in August. Click on sampling locations on map above to view the most current water quality information.Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-72896770888623440562013-08-20T13:52:00.001-07:002013-09-03T12:36:27.865-07:00Sampling East Okoboji<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome new volunteers Marilyn and Dick Wiltgen (middle and right) and thanks to Larry Thom for driving the boat! Water temp averaged 24 degrees centigrade (75 F), secchi depth (water clarity) averaged 0.5 meters. Nutrient results showed phosphorus levels ranging from 70-110 micrograms per liter and chlorophyll levels ranging from 30-40 micrograms per liter.Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-91885712885773915692013-08-13T12:56:00.000-07:002013-08-13T12:56:38.458-07:00Late July and early August water quality dataAll of the late July water quality data has been posted and some of the early August data is also available for certain lakes.Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-63889499062861824402013-06-20T08:32:00.003-07:002013-06-20T08:36:17.039-07:00Beginning of June DataThe first round of CLAMP sampling is complete. View water quality data at a location near you.<br />
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Big Spirit Lake, Upper Gar Lake, and West Okoboji Lake all showed great water clarity this early June.<br />
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<u>Volunteers are still needed for Silver Lake near Lake Park. </u>Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-83597994982074057682013-05-29T14:15:00.000-07:002013-05-29T14:15:04.428-07:00Let the 2013 Monitoring Season Begin!It is time to get on the water and collect some data in the Iowa Great Lakes! Volunteers are needed to monitor the water quality of Dickinson County lakes, free training workshops are provided. Call 712.337.3669 ext 7 for more information, and listen to our radio spot on KUOO 103.9 on THursday, May 30 at 1:00 pm. Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-18251376975651495062013-02-01T09:07:00.000-08:002013-04-05T12:42:08.361-07:00CLAMP 2012 water quality summaries (click on summary below)<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-Ud1hqUTRQdDF0UXM/edit?usp=sharing">Big Spirit Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-UaHdxZUN2d3IzNW8/edit?usp=sharing">Center Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-Ua3lmM2IxSGVDS3M/edit?usp=sharing">East Okoboji Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-ULXJRcms1TFR2SFU/edit?usp=sharing">Little Spirit Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-UNWhPcmFpaHNsa1U/edit?usp=sharing">Lower Gar Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-UVkNzQ3BnVXBoYjQ/edit?usp=sharing">Minnewashta Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-UdjAzeVJrMjZfblE/edit?usp=sharing">Upper Gar Lake 2012 water quality summary. </a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-UZXdRRXlJckZwQ1k/edit?usp=sharing">West Okoboji Lake 2012 water quality summary.</a><br />
Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-33464649879708748702012-09-25T13:35:00.001-07:002013-02-01T09:09:36.171-08:002012 CLAMP Presentation<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2v9qzcE1z-UTjJDWFlLLTRrMEE/edit?usp=sharing">Click here to view this years CLAMP 2012 Water Quality Presentation</a>
Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-28407886791243136032012-09-25T11:54:00.001-07:002012-09-25T11:54:40.336-07:00End of year resultsSampling for CLAMP 2012 is in the books. Water quality data has been finalized for all lakes, except Center and Little Spirit. Overall, the lakes showed an increase in nutrient and algae concentrations in 2012 when compared to the previous years. Little Spirit Lake, however, showed lower levels of nutrients and algae in 2012 (more thoughts on this later). Thanks to all for a great year of sampling!Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364225545772938673.post-3839641941772430562012-08-23T15:08:00.003-07:002012-08-23T15:08:25.793-07:00August Water QualityAll the CLAMP lakes have been sampled at least once in August so far. Algae levels continue to stay high in all the lakes except West Okoboji. Water temperatures have started to go down, dropping some two to six degrees from the previous sampling period. Only a couple more sampling events for CLAMP lakes before the BIG picnic!Iowa Lakeside Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613106602273945780noreply@blogger.com1