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<br />Aquatic Vegetation <br /> <br /> <br />Philametice Algae <br /> <br /> <br />Clost.: up <br />view of <br />Canada <br />Watcrweed, <br />and Coontail <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Water surface <br />with <br />Philameticc <br />algae <br />growing on <br />top ofwatcr <br />with Coontail <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Water Quality <br /> <br />Water quality in the area is improving with the <br />aeration of the water from inboard boats, <br />- ONR Ecological Spt:cialist (Sieve Enger) <br />Algae sample idenlified as Philamctice algae charao.:teristic nf <br />polymitictic stratified waler (lop 6.12 inches of water warm <br />nndlllwersecliOI,deJllele8i15elfofoxYKenandbeCllm~ <br />"dead" non..oxyyenllledwater, unable 10 support animal life). <br />Ifpolymiticlicwateri9oxygennted(wilhprtlpcllerofhollt!l)it <br />will provideo)(ygen for IhewlllcrnndlhUllsupportanimal <br />(fhh) life. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Water Quality <br />(other studies) <br /> <br />Northern area is 4.5~6 ft. deep. Numerous studies <br />show "little \Jt' tlO lUixill~ ul'boUOlll with propeller <br />of boats in 4-5 feet of water", <br />- Maryland DNR <br />. "AI a five foollevd very lilllt:, if any, ~(llll'ing or mi)(juji j8kl::~ <br />place" <br />Shore Erosion: <br />- Maryland DNR concluding statement {)fstudy "Rule of <br />Boat Waves in Shoreline ErOSion" <br />. "WI:: ~annOI auribute any appreciable~llolelilleefOsiQn 10 the <br />wakt:lio!'pas!lingwlltercrafl. Winda.ndotheracl!lofnnture <br />ba!licallyareatfaultini05lan~,ufbanker().!lion" <br />- 4 independent sites were used in the study <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />4 <br />