Monitoring Water Quality

Protecting the water quality of our lake, ponds and streams has been a high priority of KLWA for the past 50 years. Because all components of the watershed–from our woods and yards, to the ponds and lake–are interconnected, it is imperative that we steward the entire landscape to protect our waters.

Though there are a few worrisome trends, as described below, the overall water quality of our lake and ponds is excellent. In order to keep it that way, we urge the community to continue to properly maintain culverts and camp roads, update septic systems, and provide sufficient shoreline buffers along streams and lakeshores. Thank you!

How is Water Quality Measured?

The main parameters that we study can be divided into 3 groups: Trophic Status, Dissolved Oxygen, and Acidity. Click the buttons below to learn how these parameters change seasonally and why some longer term trends may be emerging.

If you are interested in viewing the water quality trends by individual body of water, click on the following links:

Lake & Ponds

Kezar Lake, Bradley Pond, Cushman Pond, Farrington Pond, Heald Pond, Horseshoe Pond, Trout Pond.

Streams

Beaver Brook, Boulder Brook, Bradley Brook, Coffin Brook, Great Brook, Kezar Stream Outlet, Sucker Brook, Long Meadow Brook.

You may also wish to explore our Annual Water Quality Testing Reports for 2009 – Present, the July 2012 Historical Trend Analysis, and the Kezar Lake Nutrient Modeling Analysis.