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St. Mary Lake Shoreline

November 11, 2015

Green on St. Mary Lake

The northern shoreline of St. Mary Lake. The water—at least on the surface—is green. Why?

Filed Under: Fernwood, Nature, View Tagged With: autumn, colour, green, morning, St. Mary Lake

Comments

  1. Bill Foster says

    November 11, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    In an optimally designed pond, the under water bank slope is steep.
    This deepens the water. A foot or two of water blocks out the sunlight needed for the algae to grow.

    And I suspect that there is fertilizer in the lake.

    I love seeing your creativity,

    Bill

  2. John Cameron says

    November 12, 2015 at 7:05 am

    That was my take as well. Thanks Bill.

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