WYE LAKE -- KITSAP COUNTY: 1997

Wye Lake is located 3.5 miles southeast of Belfair. It is fed by about six intermittent inlets, and drains via an unnamed creek to Fern Lake, Rocky Creek and ultimately to Case Inlet.

Size (acres)                          39
Maximum Depth (feet)                  15
Mean Depth (feet)                     10
Lake Volume (acre-feet)              390
Drainage Area (square miles)        1.06
Altitude (feet)                      300
Shoreline Length (miles)             1.7

Contour Map

Source of morphometric data: Water Supply Bulletins 42, 43, and 57.

VOLUNTEER-COLLECTED SECCHI DATA
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Date Temperature Water %Cloud Recent Secchi Lake
(Y/M/D) (C) (F) pH Color Cover Rain Wind (ft) Ht(in) Abbrev. Comments
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STATION 1
97/05/29 21.5 70.7 Lt Green 50 Mod Light 15.0B -0.5 HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT.
97/06/12 23.0 73.4 Lt Green 100 Trace Light 14.8B -1.5 LAKE HEIGHT SHOWN FOR THIS YEAR IS NOT THE SAME
MEASURE AS FOR PAST YEARS. OUR DOCK MOVED IN
THE FLOODS THIS YEAR.
97/06/24 22.0 71.6 Lt Green 10 Trace Light 14.8B -2.5 SAMPLER MARKED TEMPERATURE AS 22 F, BUT I PUT IT
AS C BECAUSE OF COMMON SENSE.
97/07/13 24.5 76.1 Lt Green 0 None Calm 14.6B -4.0 LAKE IS NOW WARM ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE CONSTANT
USE.
97/07/27 26.5 79.7 Lt Green 0 None Light 14.3B -7.0 MANY SUSPENDED PARTICLES. PROBABLY DUE TO SUMMER
ACTIVITY ON THE LAKE.
97/08/10 -2.8 27.0 Lt Green 0 None Light 13.8B -10.5
97/09/07 24.0 75.2 Lt Green 0 None Light 13.5B -15.0
97/09/12 Lt Green 0 13.5B 0.0
97/09/22 -5.3 22.5 Lt Green 0 None Calm 13.6B -13.5 HEAVY RAIN EARLY IN WEEK. SOME SUSPENDED SOLIDS.
97/10/05 18.5 65.3 Lt Green 0 Heavy Calm 14.0B -9.5 REALLY CLEAR WATER.
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B - Secchi disk hit bottom
LABORATORY RESULTS
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Total Total Fecal Col. Bacteria Turb- Suspended Solids
Phosphorus Nitrogen Chlorophyll (colonies/100 mL) idity Total Non-Volatile Color
Date Strata (ug/L) (mg/L) (ug/L) Site 1 Site 2 (NTU) (mg/L) (mg/L) (Pt-Co)
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STATION 1
97/05/26 E 5 0.15
97/09/12 E 6 0.12 2.6
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E=epilimnion composite, H=hypolimnion composite. Remarks codes: U = Below detection limits; J = Estimate.

SUMMARY OF VOLUNTEER SURVEY

WATER QUALITY-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall water quality was good. The worst problems were reported as:
1. poor fishing 2. high water levels 3. swimmer's itch
Sources of actual or potential problems includes:
FAILING SEPTICS, INCREASED CLEARING OF LAND
Were there days (and how many) when poor water quality impaired
Fishing - NO(0) Swimming - NO(0) Aesthetics - YES(2)
MANAGEMENT--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Did the lake receive chemical treatments this year? NO
Were fish stocked this year? YES
Any lake groups present (such as a lake association)? YES
Any lake management activities this year? NO
OTHER-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How many homes/new homes are there on the lake shore? 108
Changes since last year? NONE

FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF ECOLOGY STAFF
5-26-97 The water is extremely clear, much like Wooten. The water color is an erie
light blue-green hue, again, much like Wooten. No thermocline and extremely low
conductivity. Nice red copepods; very few daphnia. Daphnia are more abundant near
the sediments. The 4 meter Kemmerer tow appeared to have some sediments in it.

TROPHIC STATUS
Estimated Trophic State: Oligotrophic
Mean Trophic State Index (Secchi): 39YYYYYYBBBB*
(Oligo-mesotrophic)
Mean Trophic State Index (Total Phosphorus): 29 (Oligotrophic)
Mean Trophic State Index (Chlorophyll a): 40 (Oligo-mesotrophic)

*The calculated TSI is an estimate. The Secchi disk hit bottom (B), entered the weeds
(W), or there were too few valid readings (N), or the calculation was based on
qualified data (J), or TSIP was based on spring data (S).

SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION OF TROPHIC STATE ASSESSMENT
Wye Lake remains surprisingly clear and clean despite the heavy residential build-up
along the shoreline. All indicators support the oligotrophic assessment.

COMMENTS FROM 98/07/01 AQUATIC PLANT SURVEY
Cloudy. Did not launch boat, came to verify presence of Utricularia inflata. Walked
shore at launch and tossed the rake.

AQUATIC PLANT LIST (This list may be from multiple years and sources.)
Elodea canadensis (common elodea) Juncus sp. (rush) Ludwigia
palustris (water-purslane) Nitella sp. (stonewort) Utricularia
inflata (big floating bladderwort)

Data collected and provided by Washington Department of Ecology's Lake Monitoring Program (Maggie Bell-McKinnon, phone 360- 407-6124).

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