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<br />.MRR-04-2002 11: 41 <br /> <br />RICE CREEK WTRSHED <br /> <br />651 ?66 4196 P.03/03 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />Ma:th 1, 2002 <br /> <br />recyo;:led to the lake when the plant dies, deo;:ays, or goes into senescem:e. Management of <br />extensive aquatic mao;:rophyte growth may be bene&ial to late season nutril:Jtt release. <br />Oencra.lly we ate not concerned with nutrient release over the late fiill and winter OlOnths <br />because algae blooms are dependant on water temperature at this time. <br /> <br />The north basin also serves another important function 10 the lake ecosystem. This area is <br />probably lI.Cting 118 a 5pawninl: area fur IIIIIlIY fish species lllId also as a oursery area for <br />YOWlg fish. Many species of freshwater fish require macrophytes to lay eggs on. Thill <br />keeps rhe fish e8gB 01.li of the alJDxic sediments and allows oxygenated water to freely pass <br />by the eggs. Northllm. pike spawning Is very d~ on some type of plant growth to <br />adhere their eggs to. <br /> <br />High speed boating in this area may cause sediment resuspeJl5ion, nutrient release from the <br />sediments, ami severe damage to the existing aquatic macrophytc col!llllUIlity. All of the <br />-above mentioned items could be cklli.u..,ulal10 the overall water quality and biological <br />health of Peltier Lake. I leel that the area north of the island on Peltier Lake dese:rves <br />some speo;:ia1 protection. <br /> <br />Sincerely. <br /> <br />~.()pi <br /> <br />Charles Johnson <br />Aquatic Biolop <br /> <br />CC: Wayne LeBlanc <br />City Centcrillc <br />City LiDo Lakes <br />Correspondence <br />Peltier Lake File <br /> <br />TOTRL P.03 <br />