Picture Tutorial

Peter I thought creating a new blog to show you the history would be a better means. This way I can add info to each picture as well you can double clic on any picture and they will expand to full screen for ease of viewing.

2013 the start...

Mid August 2013 at 7am driving to city I crossed our community bridge and saw this.
Yes a heavy rainfall the night before

This photo and the one above face west towards the farm in question

This shot from same location but to the east towards community marina and to the lake

After returning from the city 3pm same day still a lot amount of sediment in creek.
Note some weeds but no where near today's quantity.

3 pm same day from my place showing sediment flow.
Note flag as winds from NW.

This is my neighbors property east of me and at the creek mouth. Clearly see sediment flow into the lake.
Shot taken 3:15 pm same day as event.

Following days I went to view source.
3 of these have been cut into bank of Bernie Creek

Size of drainage ditches and note no vegetation on berms as berms are the dirt from the ditch. Without going on private property my guess is 2500 meters in length of ditches. Surrounding farm plus one through the middle.

Farm in question adjacent to east side of Island View Beach Community.
Top of farm has a large designated wetland area. Capture also shows creek and out flow into lake.

Volume of flow in the spring...

This inflow enters the creek from the south and enters the creek at a 90 junction. If you add the creek flow which runs west to east to this corner it is creating a whirlpool. This whirlpool is cutting into banks of private property in community and this material is now falling into the creek adding more sediment.

Example of trees falling from eroded banks of creek. This is a result of whirlpool effect just south of this.

Example of whirlpool hitting creek banks

The tree finally entered the lake and my neighbor and I retrieved it. Could have been a navigation hazard.

Shots to show sedimentation over the years...

Spring thaw starting in 2014 showing sediment discoloring the ice at one inflow

Shot taken June 2015 showing still sediment flowing to lake with weeds now flourishing

August 2016 yes still flowing into creek and into the lake

June 2015 showing sediment still flowing out of one inflow and note ground cover growing but still sediment

Above picture showed the sediment still flowing and this shot is 20 feet north of it showing quantity

Before and After...

2015 neighbor going boating

2015 so bad my boat removed

2016 viewing community beach and park to my east side

2016 my lakefront

2016 my lakefront

2008 my dogs swimming, one passed on last year due to stomach issues

2008 what a lovely waterfront

2015 waterfront

2015 waterfront of community park

2016 waterfront trying to show how far out into the lake weeds progressed

2016 community park in Oct

2012 wife, daughter, grandson and pet enjoying the water

2008 waterfront toys

Oct 2016 showing distance weeds have moved out

Oct 2016

Weed growth in creek plus floating Tape Grass

Type of weeds growing lakefront late 2016

Oct 2016

Oct 2016

Oct 2016 and Canada Geese are a sure sign of aquatic vegetation and they are eating the tape grass but leave the Eurasian Milfoil to grow. Geese dig up Tape Grass but leave the roots to float and populate elsewhere.

Oct 2016

Oct 2016 showing the extent

Peter I hope this shows more of what we chatted about in our meeting.