#10 Lake

I have been getting a lot of questions lately about the lake on #10. In recent weeks it has turned a murky brown, we have seen some fish die, and the smell is rancid. My first suspicion was that a faulty lake circulation pump had created the problem. But the the pump was only down for a day and a half; not enough time for such a drastic change. We have not made any recent fertilizer or chemical applications, so I could rule that out as well. Sabotage??? Surely not. I did some research and made a few phone calls and found the answer. The process is known as lake stratification. Basically, the lake is in the process of overturning itself, moving the warmer surface layer down as the colder water from below moves up. This stirring action is what is creating the murkiness and terrible smell, as the sediment from the bottom is rising to the top. We will be adding microbes to help move this process along and hopefully prevent such an occurrence in the future.