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In discussing Bruces new "pond", that led me to think about FA.
Why is FA seem to be such a problem in smaller BOW's while hardly ever causing (that I've seen) the same problems in larger BOW's (i.e. lakes)?
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Good question and I'll be interested in replies. My 1/2 acre pond got a ton of it over a few months last year. Of course, it's quite shallow with the deepest point being around 4 feet and the rest of averaging, I would bet, around 2 feet. At the same time, the 1.5 acre pond, which has lots of trees around it to provide some shading, and which is consistently much deeper, had very little FA that I could see.
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Todd,esshup >> you answered most of the question.Larger bodies can have more of a dilution factor for total nutrients. Larger BOW can have less "demand" on them due to the volume.Larger BOW's can have far less 3-4ft shallow shorelines to total volume ratio. Smaller bodies usually have a higher ratio of organic production to water volume which can translate into FA.
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Thanks for the explanation, Ted.
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Thanks for the explanation, Ted. Ditto!
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