It is probably Lake turn over. Below is an excerpt from the an article by
Jed Davis from last weeks Mercer Island Reporter. It details the fall
turnover process for Lake Washington.
Regards
Mike Santangelo
"Increasingly cold and heavy winds blow in from the north. This chills the
surface of the lake. At the point where the water is sufficiently cooled,
surface water is blown toward the middle of the lake and begins to fall
because the top layer of cooler water is now colder than the underlying
layer of warm water. Warm water rises, cold water falls, and a miracle of
nature takes place . . . a lake turnover. The turnover is very important. It
brings up stagnant water (void of oxygen) from the bottom and replaces it
with rich oxygenated water from the top. This bottom layer also brings muck
and nutrients. When the latter comes into contact with oxygenated water,
they become come a rich source of food for microorganisms. Lake turnover can
be identified by two factors, smell and color, brown color and/or foul smell
that lasts several days is a sure sign that the lake is turning over."
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Wallace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 8:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Toxic Waste Spill in Pass Lake!!
Not really, but that's what the lake looks like right now. I guess it's the
algae. Does anyone know for sure what that gunk is? Fished for half the day,
caught one fish (12" or so) on a black bead head bugger and a sinking line.
I was hoping to get into one of those monster Browns that I've been hearing
about, but no luck. The toxic waste seems to be keeping people away, there
were only three of us on the lake. Most of the gunk was at the launch area,
we put in by the highway to avoid the slime.
Ray
