Matthew Moseley has completed the first solo crossing of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. Read more. Both the State Department of Health and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation conduct regular water testing on the lake. He said, “It's a strange new normal to use the term. A fallow boat. The state took more samples Tuesday. “The biggest I’ve ever seen was about 6 feet long,” says University of New Orleans researcher Martin O’Connell. I.e.
Be prepared. Boaters spotted patches blue-green algae blooms near the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain.The two long term openings last year fueled toxic blooms that closed beaches and recreational areas.The current opening of the spillway continues a string of unprecedented operation at the structure, pouring highly fertilized Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain for the fourth time in three years.The low oxygen levels dying algae can cause also pushed sea life away from typical fishing grounds.In August 2019, Mike Benjamin took Fox 8 on a tour of the green covered water in his boat.“Right now if there is a silver lining to much at all it’s a great conversation to have about data and the measurement of that data," Skaggs said.“Right now the tools we have available to us don’t indicate that there is any strong or severe algal bloom like we saw in 2019, but we certainly are watching for it," Skaggs said.The foundation studies the health of Lake Pontchartrain.Nicondra began her broadcasting career in 1999 with WAKA, the CBS affiliate, in Montgomery, AL. Scientist are using a new tool with satellite imagery to study water quality.
A storm surge would inject more salt water into the system, but the churn can break up the algae blooms. It's not clear. I recommend always having a plan. You have to raise your head up to spot a landmark to swim a straight course.
Moseley took on the 25-mile swim to benefit the silver anniversary of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF). There’s a lot of solids that are suspended at the top and they go down maybe a foot-and-a-half, two feet. It also marks the first time in 88 years that the Army Corps of Engineers has had to open the release valve twice in one year and the first time it has done so in back-to-back years.The impact from Hurricane Barry last weekend is still being assessed. (WVUE) - As the Bonnet Carre Spillway closes, one of the consequences of so much river water pouring into the lake started showing up this weekend.
It is a beautiful drive. Oviedo, Florida 88 contributions 15 helpful votes. — Lake Pontchartrain is getting the biggest flush of fresh water it has had in decades, and for some that’s a bad thing. — Lake Pontchartrain is getting the biggest flush of fresh water it has had in decades, and for some that’s a bad thing.The fertilizer that pours into the Mississippi is spreading into areas beyond its usual limits, and the estimated amounts are more than two-thirds higher than the long-term average from 1980 to 2018, federal officials said.Dolphins tend to stay in an area — researchers call them ¨resident dolphins¨ — even when their environment becomes less hospitable.“This could turn out to be a good thing,” Mr. LeBlanc said. Boaters spotted patches blue green algae blooms near the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. “It’s true they inject more salt water, but there’s also the addition of the rainfall and greater runoff.“We do not know the causal factor with certainty right now,” Ms. Rowles said.