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Thunderstorms in the area this evening.  Updated Weekly
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Us, too. Just passed through. Somehow November and later thunderstorms always make me feel good!
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I was in the NW Chicago suburbs today working at a friends house installing a railing on their porch. I had to quit 3x due to lightening, rain and 3/4" dia hail. The hail was so bad during the 2nd storm that it almost completely covered the ground. Temp dropped quick during the storm too! Went from high 60's to cold enough so you could see your breath.
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A leap in clarity this week! I was up against the ice taking today's readings. A couple hours later all the ice was gone. Updated Weekly Dwight - Clarity in my weedy pond has also increased a lot in the last few weeks. Nov 18 secchi disk was 14ft (168"); actually too clear, thus the weedy condition. B.Cody
Last edited by Bill Cody; 11/18/12 11:44 AM. Reason: Secchi reading
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It was a bit tricky on the weekly readings today. We have new ice (2 inches or less). I ran my long extension ladder out there and knocked a hole through the ice with a BFH. Since I couldn't get out to my normal bottom depth, I used the incoming temperature from our geothermal system to verify that information. Updated Weekly
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Bottom DO has flattened out but middle and top DO still climbing a bit.
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Water has turned over and DO going up to saturation.
Circulator going yet ?
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The circulator is set two run a couple hours in the middle of the night if the temp is below 25F. It didn't run last night.
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I did take readings yesterday, but I need to extend the spreadsheet and have had the time. Maybe tomorrow.
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We are floundering around in a ice on, ice off influence. Updated Weekly
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I think you are now moving into an ice-on period?? 
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I think you are now moving into an ice-on period?? Yes, that is a fact! This is the first time in 5 years that we haven't had full ice cover (for winter's duration) after the first week of December. Do you suppose it is pay back time?
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It is raining here today. That can't be good for what ice we have. Be very, very careful if you venture out on the ice Dwight.
Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.
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Yes, rain here, too Stick and Dwight. Started last night and continues through early afternoon today.
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Could be a mild winter here again this year. Outside of some frost, that's about it for ice.
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Pond has 4 inches of ice (yesterday afternoon) now it is covered with rain water. Update to follow.......
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Looks like full winter has set in.
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Not so fast, saw a bald eagle carrying a snake on back pond yesterday. Snake species " Dead about to be eaten snake".
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Ice thickening, water temperatures dropping, DO dropping. All normal at Bremer Pond. Updated Weekly
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Water quality is good at Bremer Pond. Bob Lusk says that is key for northern ponds.
Subscribe to Pond Boss MagazineFrom Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.
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It must be NP and WE time with that hard water top.
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So far four WE in two trips, none of them were the same length. One NP bite off, it is a stump.
Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.
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Odd turn of events..... Even though it has been cold (around 0 F most nights) the ice thickness has dropped by an inch. How can this be? I offer the theory that the 6 inches of light snow on top of the ice is having an insulating effect. That, along with the circulator moving warm (relatively speaking) water around has eroded the ice from beneath. Updated Weekly
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