FLA Dredging

USACOE Lake Trafford, FL report.

Resource Problem:
Lake Trafford has poor water quality, extensive muck accumulations, loss of native submergent plant communities, periodic aquatic weed infestations, and numerous moderate fish kills. A massive fish kill occurred in April 1996 which was caused by poor water quality conditions, including high biological oxygen demand, lethal ammonia levels, and depressed dissolved oxygen content. Poor water quality is attributed to internal nutrient cycling from extensive organic muck deposits throughout the lake basin.