As esshup said, welcome aboard.
I might do a jar test also. The pic's almost make the water look stained, not silty.
That was my thought too, that the water looked stained, but I did not really feel qualified to give an opinion.
Look at the third picture. Those look kind of like pine needles both on the bank and in the water. But then I look at his location and wonder if they even have pines.
That is why I didn't answer him when I first saw the post. But I agree that the water looks like it might have tannin in it from leaves or something.
