Lake, Stream, and Freshwater Hydrology Research

Biological Technicians at Acadia National Park monitor the health of Acadia's lakes, streams, and ponds.

NPS Photo/Mackette Kark

Fuller and Cooper (1946) provided early information on hydrology. Greene et al (1992) include waterbody-specific details on lake and stream chemistry pre-1990s in Appendix 7-1. Lake specific data can be found at Lakes of Maine, which includes links to data collected by Maine DEP and the Lake Stewards of Maine. The National Water Quality Monitoring Council has an online search tool allowing access to data from USGS, EPA, NPS, and other agencies, including those from many lakes and streams in Acadia National Park.

• Fuller, J.L., and G.P. Cooper. 1946. A biological survey of the lakes and ponds of Mount Desert Island, and the Union and lower Penobscot River drainage systems. Fish Survey Report Number 7. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, Augusta, Maine. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2178746
• Greene, C.W., G.H. Mittelhauser, J. Jacobs, and L.L. Gregory. 1992. Historical resource inventory for Acadia National Park: Volumes 1 & 2. United States. National Park Service, North Atlantic Region, Boston, Massachusetts. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2178764
• Lake Stewards of Maine. Lakes of Maine (lake-specific information and links monitoring data). http://lakesofmaine.org/
• National Water Quality Monitoring Council. Water quality data (from multiple sources and time periods). https://www.waterqualitydata.us/portal/

 

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Freshwater Protist Research

W. Byers Unger (1941) reported on his detailed work on protozoans in Hamilton Pond. B. W. McCashland (1956) noted 122 species of freshwater protozoans in three phyla present in 25 lakes on Mount Desert Island.

• Unger, W.B. 1941. A preliminary survey of the protozoa of Beaver Lake near Salsbury Cove, Maine. Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Bulletin June 15th to September 15th:17-18. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2178245
• McCashland, B.W. 1956. A preliminary study of the freshwater protozoan fauna of Mount Desert Island. Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory 4(2):36-38. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2178035