According
to the USACE web site,
Monthly
submerged-aquatic-vegetation (SAV) monitoring was
completed during the past week. SAV was present
at 21 of 32 sites sampled across the southern and western sides of the
lake. The macroalga Chara
continues to be the dominant SAV, although the
vascular plant Vallisineria is being found
with increasing frequency. No algal blooms were observed during this
sampling. The latest monitoring data support a continued trend of
increasing water clarity and SAV abundance, declining
phosphorus concentrations, and a near-absence of severe algal blooms in nearshore areas of the lake during the past year.