Years ago the local lake had a really bad infestation of Chara. It would grow up to within a couple inches of the surface in water as deep as 3'. I really hated the stuff because it really limited fishing from shore. Now the Chara is 90%+ gone, replaced by Eurasian Water Milfoil. Oh for the good old days!!

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