Lakes Links

Government

Federal

EPA Office of Water
http://www.epa.gov/ow/

USGS Nonindiginous Aquatic Species
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/

State

Aquatic Plant Identification Manual for Washington’s Freshwater Plants
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/plantid2/index.html

Washington State Legislature
http://www.leg.wa.gov

Washington State Environmental Hearings Office
http://www.eho.wa.gov/

Ecology Aquatic Plants and Lakes Issues
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/links/plants.html

Ecology Aquatic Plants and Lakes Home Page
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/links/plants.html

Ecology GIS Data
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm

Local

Western Washington

King County Lakes
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/lakes/lakes-of-king-county.aspx

King County Water and Land Resources Division
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wlr.aspx

Snohomish County Lake Management Program
http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Public_Works/Divisions/SWM/Work_Areas/Water_Quality/Lakes/

Seattle Public Utilities, Surface Water Pollution Prevention
http://www.seattle.gov/util/Directory/Conservation_Index/

Thurston County Lakes Management Program (Department of Water and Waste Management)
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehrp/index.html

Eastern Washington/N. Idaho

Liberty Lake
http://www.libertylake.org

Newman Lake
http://www.newmanlake.com

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/prog_issues/surface_water/overview.cfm

Educational/Research Organizations

The 100th Meridian Initiative
http://100thmeridian.org

The 100th Meridian Initiative is a cooperative effort between state, provincial, and federal agencies to prevent the westward spread of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species in North America.

“Stop Exotics, Clean Your Boat” the 11-minute public awareness video produced by Minnesota Sea Grant featuring John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin from NBC’s “Cheers”) is now available online at the 100th Meridian Initiative website.

Aquatic Sciences (Journal)
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00027/index.htm

ASLO (American Society of Limnology and Oceanography)
http://www.aslo.org/

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/

Environmental Fate Database
http://www.syrres.com/esc/efdb.htm

The Fritsch Collection of Illustrations of Freshwater Algae
http://www.ife.ac.uk/fritsch/Index.html

Hydrobiologia (Journal)
http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0018-8158

International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology
http://www.limnology.org/

International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
http://www.ilec.or.jp/

Lake Whatcom Management Program
http://www.lakewhatcom.wsu.edu/

The Phycological Society of America
http://www.psaalgae.org/

University of Washington Center for Urban Water Resources Management
http://depts.washington.edu/cuwrm/

WashingtonLakes.com
http://www.washingtonlakes.com/