Above is the corner near the roadway and even with the colder temperatures that left mild frost in the upper neighborhoods I was surprised to be finding the odor of the decaying bacteria in the back yard. I thought this would have been the spot of the odor, but farther south along the west bank was very bright blue.
I was hoping to catch a duck in a photo. I did catch this "trapped" area of decaying cyanobacteria. It makes sense, it had no where to go and the log protected it from wave dispersing.
The seemingly still active bacteria bloom continued down the shore and the odor was strongest in this stretch by the more recently cleared vegetation along the roadway.
Unlike the patch of blue trapped by the log, these patches are free and are seemingly holding tight on a very still day.
What does it all mean?
Does it mean the more water volume (created by dredging) in the northern bay allows bacteria to grow more and then become packed in the western bay? And then pushed just a little farther south than before?
Does it mean there is still more health risk from being hit by a car while trying to enjoy Lake Menomin?
Either way, ending September with any odor was surprising especially considering the more recent drop in temperature.
Could the Jarrett Creek dredging be releasing more nutrients into the water this year?
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