Monthly Archive: January 2020

Green Lake Monitoring – January 26, 2020

Secchi Depth: 1.7 Meters (5.6 feet)
Water Temp: 6.8 degrees C (44.2 degrees F)

Lake Water Quality is monitored weekly by Jeffrey Howard at East Green Lake from the T-dock near the Green Lake Community Center. The weekly data are reported quarterly and uploaded to the King County Lakes website available here. Select “Green-1” and “View Data”. General lake information, water quality data, and reports are available here.

For continuous Green Lake Water Level and Temperature Gauge data tracked by King County, go to the King County Hydrologic Information Center website where you can search for both temperature (in C) and lake elevation. Here are instructions:
1. Click on either Water Temperature or State Only Gage to get a map of monitoring sites.
2. Click on the red dot at Green Lake.
3. Click on View Graph. (The graph is currently being updated to improve visibility.) More data selections are listed left of the graph.

Green Lake Monitoring – January 19, 2020

Secchi Depth: 1.8 Meters (5.9 feet)
Water Temp: 5.0 degrees C (41.0 degrees F)

Lake Water Quality is monitored weekly by Jeffrey Howard at East Green Lake from the T-dock near the Green Lake Community Center. The weekly data are reported quarterly and uploaded to the King County Lakes website available here. Select “Green-1” and “View Data”. General lake information, water quality data, and reports are available here.

For continuous Green Lake Water Level and Temperature Gauge data tracked by King County, go to the King County Hydrologic Information Center website where you can search for both temperature (in C) and lake elevation. Here are instructions:
1. Click on either Water Temperature or State Only Gage to get a map of monitoring sites.
2. Click on the red dot at Green Lake.
3. Click on View Graph. (The graph is currently being updated to improve visibility.) More data selections are listed left of the graph.

Green Lake Monitoring – January 12, 2020

Secchi Depth: 1.7 Meters (5.6 feet)
Water Temp: 6.2 degrees C (43.2 degrees F)

Lake Water Quality is monitored weekly by Jeffrey Howard at East Green Lake from the T-dock near the Green Lake Community Center. The weekly data are reported quarterly and uploaded to the King County Lakes website available here. Select “Green-1” and “View Data”. General lake information, water quality data, and reports are available here.

For continuous Green Lake Water Level and Temperature Gauge data tracked by King County, go to the King County Hydrologic Information Center website where you can search for both temperature (in C) and lake elevation. Here are instructions:
1. Click on either Water Temperature or State Only Gage to get a map of monitoring sites.
2. Click on the red dot at Green Lake.
3. Click on View Graph. (The graph is currently being updated to improve visibility.) More data selections are listed left of the graph.

Agenda for Friends of Green Lake Meeting January 21, 2020


YOU’RE INVITED!  PLEASE JOIN US AT 7 PM TUESDAY JANUARY 21, 2020 AT THE FRIENDS OF GREEN LAKE MEETING AT THE HEARTHSTONE.

AGENDA:

  • Introductions
  • Floating Wetland Project Update (Rob Zisette)
  • Green Lake Path Emergency Marker Project Update (Alice Poggi)
  • Geese, geese, geese! (Rob Zisette)
  • Lake Water Quality Monitoring (Jeff Howard)
  • Treasurer’s Report (Karen Schurr)
  • Website Update (Ellen Hewitt)
  • Other Business
  • Next Meeting Topics
  • Adjourn

Hope to see you Tuesday
January 21!

We are meeting in the board room at The Hearthstone, 6720 E. Green Lake Way North, from 7 – 9:00 PM.

Next meeting will be on March 24, 2020.

THANKS TO THE HEARTHSTONE FOR HOSTING OUR MEETINGS!

Green Lake Work Party – Saturday, January 11, 2020

Lots of work to do! Join Us for a Green Lake Work Party Saturday Jan. 11

Happy New Year!

A whole lot of work to be done.  We will work on the south end of the lake pulling ivy, weeding, raking, building brush piles and planting groundcovers…such as sword fern, fringecup, redwood sorrel and goatsbeard.

If you do not have a full 3 hours to give, drop by for as much time as you have. Look for and follow our Event sign to find the work site.

Date: January 11, 2020
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Meet: Beside the Aqua Theater at the east end of the Small Craft Center (5900 West Green Lake Way North)

Dress for dirty work, wear close-toed shoes and bring a bottle of water.

Can you make it?
RSVP at hutcheson@seanet.com
or go to the Green Seattle Partnership website to sign up: https://seattle.greencitypartnerships.org/event/16631/
Questions? Rob Hutcheson at 206 854-1654

Our mailing address is greenlakestewards@gmail.com

Green Lake Monitoring – January 5, 2020

Secchi Depth: 1.8 Meters (5.9 feet)
Water Temp: 6.6 degrees C (43.9 degrees F)

Lake Water Quality is monitored weekly by Jeffrey Howard at East Green Lake from the T-dock near the Green Lake Community Center. The weekly data are reported quarterly and uploaded to the King County Lakes website available here. Select “Green-1” and “View Data”. General lake information, water quality data, and reports are available here.

For continuous Green Lake Water Level and Temperature Gauge data tracked by King County, go to the King County Hydrologic Information Center website where you can search for both temperature (in C) and lake elevation. Here are instructions:
1. Click on either Water Temperature or State Only Gage to get a map of monitoring sites.
2. Click on the red dot at Green Lake.
3. Click on View Graph. (The graph is currently being updated to improve visibility.) More data selections are listed left of the graph.