Another year has begun and so has our tributary sampling! Stay tuned for periodic updates about our sampling efforts in 2023.
Tributary Sampling Data: 2015-2023_lake_carmi_tributary_sampling_data_analyses.xlsx
​Tributary Site Map
March 25th: The first round of tributary sampling was a success! Due to there still being some snow on the ground, we focused on the tributaries immediately surrounding the lake
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Marsh Brook - LC10
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Hammond Brook North - LC17
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Kane's Brook - LC12
April 8th: The ground was beginning to thaw and so were the tributaries as we collected our second round of water samples. The tributaries were flowing fast!
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LC10
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LC17
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LC12
April 29th: We just beat the rain for this round of tributary samples! We were able to visit the rest of our sites now that the snow has melted.
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LC10
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LC17
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LC9
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LC12
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LC8
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LC11
May 13th: It was a beautiful day in Franklin this weekend! It seems the spring snowmelt is over and the tributary flows were dying down.
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LC10
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LC17
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LC8
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LC11
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LC9
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LC1
May 21st: ​Another lovely day to collect some water samples. The tributaries were flowing a bit faster than last time
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LC1
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LC6
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LC9
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LC8
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LC10
June 10th: Amidst a rainy week we were able to collect a round of samples from the tributaries
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LC8
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LC9
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LC10
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LC11
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LC17
June 25th: After a rainy day and with some thick fog we were able to collect another round of samples from the tributaries. It is especially important to obtain these samples after a rain event.
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LC10
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LC9
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LC12
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LC6
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LC11
July 9th: A very rainy June has made for some highly vegetated tributaries. We are also lucky to be consistently collecting samples from all sites due to the massive amounts of precipitation.
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LC5
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LC10
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LC6
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LC11
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LC9
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LC17
July 21st: ​After much heavy rainfall the tributaries were flowing with more water than we have seen in quite some time
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Marsh Brook - LC10
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Hammond Brook North - LC17
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Dicky's Brook - LC5
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Marsh Brook - LC9
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Sandy Bay Brook - LC1
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Alder Run - LC11
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Kane's Brook - LC12
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Dewing Brook - LC6
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Bonus Frog
August 4th: It has been a rainy summer and the tributaries are still flowing - quite the contrast from last year. 
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Dicky's Brook - LC5
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Marsh Brook - LC10
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Dewing Brook - LC6
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Alder Run - LC11
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Hammond Brook North - LC17
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Marsh Brook - LC9
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Kane's Brook - LC12
August 18th: The tributaries are still flowing steady! This is unusual for this time of year but it has been an unusually rainy summer.
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Hammond Brook North - LC17
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Marsh Brook LC10
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Dicky's Brook - LC5
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Alder Run - LC11
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Dewing Brook LC6
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Marsh Brook - LC8
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Kane's Brook - LC12
September 1st: ​The season is winding down but the streams are still flowing! We have been fortunate this year to collect such a full set of data.
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Sandy Bay Brook LC1
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Marsh Brook LC9
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Kane's Brook LC12
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Dicky's Brook LC5
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Marsh Brook LC10
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Dewing Brook LC6
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Alder Run LC11
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Hammond Brook North LC17
September 15th: Only a few more weeks left in sampling season and we are fortunate to still be collecting samples due to the rainy summer we have had!
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Sandy Bay Brook LC1
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Marsh Brook LC9
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Kane's Brook LC12
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Dicky's Brook LC5
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Marsh Brook LC10
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Dewing Brook LC6
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Alder Run LC11
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Hammond Brook North LC17
September 28th: ​For the first time this season the streams were running pretty low due to the lovely weather we have been having.
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Dewing Brook LC6
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Marsh Brook LC10
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Hammond Brook North LC17
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Sandy Bay Brook LC1
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Marsh Brook LC10
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Marsh Brook LC9
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Kane's Brook LC12
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Frog