The project is due Friday morning so I have a little bit of time.
My partner and I believe that the cattle watering is causing some erosion that is adding to the water turbidity. Also, the area had experienced a long period of hot weather and the warm water is lowering the oxygen levels in the pond. Finally, the area that the pond is draining is largely unproportional to the surface area of the lake and this might be be causing a pH imbalance from the pesticides off of the fields. The intermittent stream may also be a factor in the poor aeration of this pond. That's all we have at this point. Thanks for responding!
-student96
