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  • NEWS
  • About
  • OUR WORK
    • Invasive Species
    • Water Quality
    • Shoreline /Greenbelt
    • Septics/Wells
    • Lake Levels
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    • Be a Lake Protector!
  • RESOURCES
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Water Quality

Little Traverse Lake Association is keeping watch on important aspects of water quality to give us the data that we need to understand aquatic chemistry and biology. These efforts aim  to keep the lake healthy for human recreation and as a natural ecosystem.

LTLA Koffee Klatch 2023 Educational Posters

What we are Doing

Water Quality Studies

Water Quality Studies

Water Quality Studies

Studies are coordinated by the Water Quality Committee of the Association, a group of volunteers committed to understanding the environmental health of Little Traverse Lake. They partner with regional experts and other lake associations in these efforts.

LTL Water Studies

Water Testing Database

Water Quality Studies

Water Quality Studies

Data from ongoing sampling programs and historical data since 1990 have been compiled into this EXCEL database which contains over 15,000 measurements of various water quality parameters.


Database

Swimmers Itch

Water Quality Studies

Swimmers Itch

Download a helpful brochure to learn more about best practices to prevent and treat swimmer's itch.  Thanks to Dr. Patrick Hanington at University of Alberta  and LTL  Biologist Ron Reimink of Freshwater Solutions LLC for sharing their latest research. 

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Good Harbor Bay Watershed

Our Watershed protection program

"The Leelanau Conservancy has partnered with Lake Associations and other organizations to help write watershed protection plans for the major watersheds in Leelanau County. These plans are a guide for watershed residents to help maintain and improve the health of their watershed." 


"The Good Harbor Bay watershed plan was developed to better examine and understand the watershed and to identify ways to protect the watershed’s natural functions. The rationale for watershed management is that if land activities are responsibly managed, the water within that watershed will be protected. All activities within a watershed affect the quality of water as it percolates through and runs across natural and developed landscapes. 

" Leelanau Conservancy/GHBW Protection Plan



Little Traverse Lake Property Owners Association 


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