The Current State of Kashagawigamog Lake Assessed Through Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Title

The Current State of Kashagawigamog Lake Assessed Through Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Author

Adriana Quijano, Alison McKay, Kareena Chote, Shelby Sparks, Stephanie Nadeau Cordelia Skelly, Lily Dawson Anthony, Kalysta Zander, Lauren Kiiffner, Maylen Moffatt

Host Organization

Lake Kashagawigamog Organization

Supervising Faculty

Dr. Kaitlyn Fleming, Trent University
Frank Figuli, Woodlands and Waterways EcoWatch

Reference Number

4960, 4961

Date

December 4 2024

Location of Document

Online

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Lake Kashagawigamog Benthic Assessment

Description

Benthic indices can represent a large amount of data and can bring forth patterns to be visible that would not have been
otherwise. It can manipulate the data more easily and with little training. It is also easier to compare
data against previous years which was used in this assessment of lake health. When assessing
Kashagawigamog Lake, a baseline was created with the lake data in order to analyze trends in lake
health and to compare water quality data between the different sites sampled. Benthic invertebrates
were sampled to determine lake health and water quality.

Publisher

Trent University

Date Available

2025

Date Created

2024

Date Accepted

2024

Date Submitted

2024

Files

Reference

Adriana Quijano, Alison McKay, Kareena Chote, Shelby Sparks, Stephanie Nadeau Cordelia Skelly, Lily Dawson Anthony, Kalysta Zander, Lauren Kiiffner, Maylen Moffatt, The Current State of Kashagawigamog Lake Assessed Through Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Trent University, December 4 2024