Thompson Lake

2012 - 2014 Special Assessment Roll

Thompson Lake in Howell, MI is a large lake surrounded by extensive development and residents are interested in an assessment of limnological conditions.

Freshwater Physicians, INC. performed a systematic survey in 1976, which was used for comparative purposes to investigate the current health of the lake during 2002.

Since our initial survey in 1976, the east end of the lake has been extensively developed and sewers were installed to curtail cultural eutrophication. Extensive management of aquatic plants has been conducted in past years to control nuisance Eurasian water milfoil. Large areas of the lake, especially in the east, that had been formerly covered with this plant and other native species showed large areas of open water in 2002, during this survey.

We thank Brian Jonckheere for assistance in coordinating the study and Dale Greal for being captain and taking us where we needed to sample and providing us with updates on the status of the lake.

What Was Done - Results - Conclusions

Thompson Lake News -  Harvesting