Watershed & Water Quality
Attention to our watershed FIRST, provides the best chance for water quality improvement.
Lake front properties aren't the only properties impacting our lakes water quality. Every property in the watershed contributes to water quality. The lighter blue/green area on the map shows the watershed for the South Lake and the dark blue area shows the watershed for the North Lake. However, due to the South Lake flowing into the North Lake, the North Lake is greatly affected by the South Lake's watershed.
A watershed, defined, is any amount of land that collects water through precipitation and transports it to a common outlet. That common outlet could be a stream, river, or lake. A watershed is simply a term used to describe a transitional downhill area that water collects and flows through to reach its destination, including groundwater.
Water traveling through the watershed is altered in numerous ways throughout its journey. Surface runoff, creeks and ditches pick up all types of organic and inorganic materials. Harmful pollutants, like chemicals, fertilizers and waste are transported into streams and waterbodies throughout the entire watershed, negatively impacting all life along the way. Nutrient pollution, primarily by phosphorous and nitrogen, can disrupt natural life cycles and biodiversity in every habitat that they touch by fueling the growth of nuisance aquatic weeds and algae that the ecosystem cannot naturally manage. For example, cyanobacteria, commonly referred to as blue-green algae, thrive on phosphorous-rich water and can form harmful, potentially toxic blooms that can endanger wildlife, pets, and humans.
Everyone should consider themselves a steward of water (and the environment in general). Improving the water quality of nearby lakes, rivers, and streams will go a long way in protecting regional assets and local wildlife—not to mention all the unseen positive effects down the road and into the future.
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