FRANKLIN WATERSHED

The Franklin Watershed Committee (FWC) was founded with the purpose of restoring water quality in Lake Carmi by identifying and reducing inputs of phosphorus from the land in the Lake Carmi Watershed. Lake Carmi has had a history of algae blooms in summer, due to high levels of phosphorus in the water. Although Lake Carmi's water naturally has a phosphorus concentration that is higher than normal, there is substantial evidence that human activity has dramatically increased the phosphorus concentration in the lake, causing an increase in the appearance of the algae blooms which use phosphorus as a nutrient. Lake Carmi is located in the town of Franklin, in northwestern Vermont. It has a maximum depth of 33 ft and a total surface area 1,402 acres. The watershed surrounding the lake has an area of 7,710 acres, and is comprised mostly of low hills, with a difference in elevation of 485 between the lake level and the highest point in the watershed. 44% of the land in the watershed is tilled..

Primary location: Franklin United States