Last Mountain Lake Saskatchewan

Samples taken off the end of boat dock near the North side of public swimming area at Lasal Bay. Secchi reading taken from a paddle boat in deeper water about 30 meters off the end of the boat dock, using a buoy as a reference marker for the location The beach shore line is orientated nearly north and south. To the east the elevation of the shore area rises gradually by about 3 meters then the topography is very flat and level for miles eastward to the north or the south consisting mostly of grain land fields or pasture. To the west the lake is more than 1.5km wide and exposed to the open water from the north for many miles. There is some protection to the south from the shore line in the bay extending to the west just south of the water sampling location.