East Section – 2007 Weed Survey
On May 31, 2007, we rode around Hamlin Lake in a pontoon boat
attempting to keep weeds to the starboard and boatable water to the
port of the boat. Using
a GPS we recorded the path of the boat.
Then on September 5, 2007, we repeated the process.
Comparing these two routes gives a measure of “boatable”
surface area and where the weed beds are located.
On the map below, the area between the purple and the shore was
where we found weeds already in place by Memorial Day.
The purple area then represents weed beds that formed between
Memorial Day and Labor Day.
The edge of the weed beds in the East arm of Upper Hamlin Lake is
subjective at best. The
weeds come close to the surface and deciding what is “boatable” and
what would foul your prop depends on who does the survey.
We measured:
|
1 |
165 |
acres |
Large
Contiguous area |
|
2 |
23.2 |
acres |
Off Federal
Rd 5707 |
|
3 |
16.8 |
acres |
Off Jebavy Rd |
|
Total |
205 |
acres |
This indicates that the weed beds increased by that much area during
the summer of 2007.
