State of the Lake

The LCBP publishes the State of the Lake Report every several years to inform citizens and resource managers about the health of the Lake. The report was first published in 1998 and then in 2005, 2008, 2012, and 2015. The LCBP works with its many partners to prepare the reports, which are based on the most current scientific data and resource management approaches.

The 1998 version reported on early progress toward the goals of the management plan Opportunities for Action. Starting in 2005, the report was structured around commonly asked questions about the Lake and watershed. The 2008 version introduced the Ecosystems Indicator Scorecard, which presents the status and trends of key indicators of water quality and ecosystem health in each of the Lake’s five major segments.

The 2015 report continued the use of commonly asked questions and the ecosystem indicators scorecard, and introduced French translation of some portions of the document. The 2015 version is available as a dynamic website that contains all the content of the printed document as well as supplemental material and additional French translation. The content of the online version is updated to reflect the most current data available.

All versions of the State of the Lake report are available as PDF documents:

• State of the Lake 2015
• State of the Lake 2012
• State of the Lake 2008
• State of the Lake 2005
• State of the Lake 1998