Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is the sixth largest freshwater lake in the U.S. Covering 435 square miles, it holds over 6.8 trillion gallons of water, and sustains a complex ecosystem of people, plants, fish and wildlife. The Lake Champlain basin is home to over 650,000 permanent residents. Tourists and visitors add $880 million annually in lake-related expenditures to the regional economy. The lake adds immeasurably to the quality of life in the Champlain Valley. The economic health of the region is inextricably linked to the health of the Lake.

The Lake's drainage basin reaches far into the Adirondack region of New York, Vermont's Green Mountains, and part of southern Quebec - a watershed of 8,234 square miles of streams, rivers, lakes and ponds, forests, fields, farms and developed land.

Algae report for August 15
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008
A significant algae bloom is occuring in Missisquoi Bay and developing in St. Albans Bay. [more]

LCC Ripples E-News - July 2008
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008
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Algae conditions for July
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008
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Recognizing Blue Green Algae in Lake Champlain
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008
Blue-green algae blooms have caused public concerns in part because of their potential production of toxins. But not all algae blooms are blue-greens and not all blue-green blooms are toxic.
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Don't P on Your Lawn - Lake Look Column
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008
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