Cyanos Activity August 18

Water is clean for recreation.

Disclaimer: The information presented below reflects conditions throughout the lake and may differ from conditions on specific shorelines. For information regarding beach closings please contact the Torrington Area Health District or local town officials.

Water clarity at Center Lake remained the same but clarity at North Bay increased by slightly more than half a meter to 3.6 meters.  Cyanobacteria was present at very low numbers of only dead cells noted in samples.  The surface water cooled slightly and bottom temperatures warmed very slightly.  Dissolved oxygen in surface water decreased at Center but was about the same at North Bay.  Anoxic water was present at generally the same depths at the same sites as reported last time with the exception of water at the bottom of the South Bay site being anoxic.

Bantam Lake, CT 2017 Cyanobacteria Cell Count and CT DPH 2017 Recreational Waters Category Guidelines (Green = Safe, Yellow = Caution, Red = Posted Advisory)

Bantam Lake, CT 2017 Secchi Depth

Data is collected and analyzed by Northeast Aquatic Research, who is contracted by Bantam Lake Protective Association.