Coconutrugby t1_je8bmil wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:28 AM

I learned recently the lake is now blue because of hundreds of trillions of invasive mussels. Looks pretty tho.

republicanvaccine t1_je8uqkm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:01 AM

It was also blue before. And some nearby inland lakes are/ were turquoise and teal. Now more pronounced.

PapiSurane t1_je97o7o wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:09 AM

So the mussels made the colors stronger?

nordic_ninja1 t1_je9c89y wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:06 AM

They did. They steal a lot of oxygen and kill off aquatic plants (and bait fish sadly) makes the silt more prevalent and will turn the water a bright turquoise. I will message you a pretty cool photo of it 2 years ago when I was walking the shoreline.

republicanvaccine t1_jea0oi2 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Water clearer, and not improved.

RyGuy1982 t1_je993p0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:28 AM

I have property on that lake and the change has been pretty drastic over the last 20-30 years. The zebra mussels have cleared the water so much that the plant growth in the water has exploded. The areas of shallow sandy water that I played in as a child are now completely overgrown in sea weed. Wear your water shoes those little guys are sharp.