Other Lakes

Other Lakes
Other lakes have some of the problems of Devils Lake. They sometimes contact us and sometimes we contact them for information. PADL can learn from their experience. Below are some of the lake and related websites.

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Blue Lake - Fairview, Oregon
Blue Lake Regional Park
www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id/149
Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden
www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=24921
Blue Lake nature and golf learning center
www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=22197
Interlachen Homeowners Association
www.interlacheninc.org/index.htm
Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan (IAVMP)
By the Portland State University Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. Please read for background info about lakes. download pdf
www.clr.pdx.edu/publications/
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Diamond Lake - Oregon
Read about Diamond Lake, Oregon. Visitors suspected of towing a hot boat will be steered toward a new portable pressure-washing system for a little pre-launch cleaning. www.mailtribune.com
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Lake Mead - Nevada and Arizona
Quagga found in Lake Havasu and Lake Mead's Boulder Basin and a state fish hatchery.
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Lake Tahoe - California and Nevada
Lake Tahoe's invasive weeds are being controlled through an intensive management program including mechanical harvest techniques, boater education and required boat inspections at boat launch sites. Lake Tahoe has several boat wash stations at boat ramps.
Lake Tahoe has five boat wash stations
www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080828/NEWS/808279935/-1/rss02
Lake Tahoe now requires boat inspections to deter quagga mussels from invading
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
www.trpa.org
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
www.tahoercd.org/
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Lake Oswego - Lake Oswego, Oregon
DLWID contacted Lake Oswego and received pictures of a boat built to skim the water for debris, but not algae. An aquatic weed harvester is used. Alum is used to help deter algae. Boaters are required to check in at their marina before launching.
Lake Oswego Corporation
www.lakecorp.com/
Hach Environmental - water monitoring and storm water runoff
http://www.hydrolab.com/case_studies/Lake_Oswego.asp

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