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10/20/2020

Tracking the Health of 823 Vermont Inland Lakes (Score: 0.55)

The Vermont Lake Score Card is a mapping tool that makes lake health data available for more than 800 lakes…

10/06/2021

Mapping the Depth of Lake Champlain (Score: 0.24)

Middlebury researchers measure depths in Lake Champlain to produce a map for other researchers, lake managers, first responders, and lake…

11/14/2016

Flood Inundation Maps of the Lake Champlain Basin (Score: 0.24)

Maps of predicted inundation have been created to help communities and emergency responders prepare for and react during flood events.

10/29/2021

Invasive Alewife Impacts on Native Rainbow Smelt in Lake Champlain Depend on Environmental Condition (Score: 0.21)

In Lake Champlain, alewife compete with rainbow smelt in smaller basins with summer habitat limited by warm temperatures and low…

4/08/2021

Comparing Soil and Stream Phosphorus Among Farms, Wetlands and Forests in Vermont (Score: 0.21)

In the Missisquoi River basin, soils in agricultural lands and adjacent streambanks have more phosphorus than soils in forests and…

3/22/2017

Long-Term Water Quality Trends in Lake Champlain Tributaries (Score: 0.21)

New model parameters were applied to long-term data from 18 tributaries in the Lake Champlain basin to analyze water quality…

1/04/2017

Clean Water Pays Off (Score: 0.21)

How much does dirty water cost? Incremental changes in water clarity can have striking consequences for the Lake Champlain economy.

6/23/2015

Summary of the Lake Champlain Phosphorus Management Plan (Score: 0.21)

The State of Vermont has developed a plan to reduce phosphorus inputs into Lake Champlain, focusing on nonpoint pollution from…

1/10/2015

Estimating Sediment and Phosphorus Loading from Continuous Data (Score: 0.21)

New technologies and methods were evaluated to estimate sediment and phosphorus transport into Lake Champlain.

4/04/2014

Black Bass Health Following Tournaments (Score: 0.21)

Assessing the stress of increasingly popular fisihing tournaments on black bass populations.

5/23/2016

Prioritizing Green and Natural Stormwater Infrastructure in Vermont Development (Score: 0.17)

Vermont has prioritized the use of green stormwater infrastructure in response to devastation by flooding during extreme storm events.

1/08/2016

Decision-Making Tool Designed to Aid Phosphorus Reduction Measures (Score: 0.17)

Accounting for uncertainty in the management of non-point source phosphorus to improve decision-making in the Lake Champlain basin.

12/21/2015

Not All Forms of Stream Bank Phosphorus Lead to Algal Blooms (Score: 0.17)

Investigation of Chittenden County streams reveals surprisingly low amounts of bioavailable phosphorus coming from stream banks.

5/18/2015

Understanding How Climate Change Will Impact Streamflow in the Lake Champlain Basin (Score: 0.17)

Climate models were analyzed to predict future streamflow scenarios in the Mad River.

10/01/2014

Cisco Provide Linkage Between Nearshore and Offshore Habitats (Score: 0.17)

Cisco eggs provide an important food source for fish in the nearshore region of lakes during winter.

6/26/2014

Lake Trout Spawning (Score: 0.17)

Shallow reefs in Lake Champlain may provide ideal habitat for spawning lake trout.

7/26/2016

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain (Score: 0.14)

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.

10/20/2020

Tracking the Health of 823 Vermont Inland Lakes (Score: 0.55)

The Vermont Lake Score Card is a mapping tool that makes lake health data available for more than 800 lakes…

10/06/2021

Mapping the Depth of Lake Champlain (Score: 0.24)

Middlebury researchers measure depths in Lake Champlain to produce a map for other researchers, lake managers, first responders, and lake…

11/14/2016

Flood Inundation Maps of the Lake Champlain Basin (Score: 0.24)

Maps of predicted inundation have been created to help communities and emergency responders prepare for and react during flood events.

10/29/2021

Invasive Alewife Impacts on Native Rainbow Smelt in Lake Champlain Depend on Environmental Condition (Score: 0.21)

In Lake Champlain, alewife compete with rainbow smelt in smaller basins with summer habitat limited by warm temperatures and low…

4/08/2021

Comparing Soil and Stream Phosphorus Among Farms, Wetlands and Forests in Vermont (Score: 0.21)

In the Missisquoi River basin, soils in agricultural lands and adjacent streambanks have more phosphorus than soils in forests and…

3/22/2017

Long-Term Water Quality Trends in Lake Champlain Tributaries (Score: 0.21)

New model parameters were applied to long-term data from 18 tributaries in the Lake Champlain basin to analyze water quality…

1/04/2017

Clean Water Pays Off (Score: 0.21)

How much does dirty water cost? Incremental changes in water clarity can have striking consequences for the Lake Champlain economy.

6/23/2015

Summary of the Lake Champlain Phosphorus Management Plan (Score: 0.21)

The State of Vermont has developed a plan to reduce phosphorus inputs into Lake Champlain, focusing on nonpoint pollution from…

1/10/2015

Estimating Sediment and Phosphorus Loading from Continuous Data (Score: 0.21)

New technologies and methods were evaluated to estimate sediment and phosphorus transport into Lake Champlain.

4/04/2014

Black Bass Health Following Tournaments (Score: 0.21)

Assessing the stress of increasingly popular fisihing tournaments on black bass populations.

5/23/2016

Prioritizing Green and Natural Stormwater Infrastructure in Vermont Development (Score: 0.17)

Vermont has prioritized the use of green stormwater infrastructure in response to devastation by flooding during extreme storm events.

1/08/2016

Decision-Making Tool Designed to Aid Phosphorus Reduction Measures (Score: 0.17)

Accounting for uncertainty in the management of non-point source phosphorus to improve decision-making in the Lake Champlain basin.

12/21/2015

Not All Forms of Stream Bank Phosphorus Lead to Algal Blooms (Score: 0.17)

Investigation of Chittenden County streams reveals surprisingly low amounts of bioavailable phosphorus coming from stream banks.

5/18/2015

Understanding How Climate Change Will Impact Streamflow in the Lake Champlain Basin (Score: 0.17)

Climate models were analyzed to predict future streamflow scenarios in the Mad River.

10/01/2014

Cisco Provide Linkage Between Nearshore and Offshore Habitats (Score: 0.17)

Cisco eggs provide an important food source for fish in the nearshore region of lakes during winter.

6/26/2014

Lake Trout Spawning (Score: 0.17)

Shallow reefs in Lake Champlain may provide ideal habitat for spawning lake trout.

7/26/2016

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain (Score: 0.14)

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.