The lake water seem clearer to me this year. My unscientific observations:
I just pulled the boat after being in the water since May, the bottom is noticably cleaner. I slip the boat is a very protected spot, so this has nothing to do with traffic. I'm guessing the rain kept the water flushing out of our little cove more than usual.
On the other hand I've noticed that I could see a lot deeper than usual at my favorite anchoring spots. I could consistently see 20' down behind Timber. I startled myself a few times, thinking I was off course in some familiar routes because I could see rocks, that I never noticed before. My guess is that this was because of the reduced boat traffic and calmer weather.
It's obvious that because of the gas prices last year, poor weather and recession this year, boat traffic has been down for two years.
I also feel like the weather was less windy this year. I don't have scientific data to back it up and my observations were mostly weekends. But I seem to remember more days in previous years with high winds. A lot of rain this year but not that much wind.
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