No, Montana's Flathead Lake does not have the clearest water of any lake on Earth
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2022
- A viral tweet claiming Montana’s Flathead Lake is the clearest lake in the world is making waves on social media, but is it true? We reached out to Flathead Lakers, The North American Lake Management Society and New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research to find out.
QUESTION: Is Flathead Lake in Montana the clearest water of any lake on Earth?
ANSWER: No, it’s not. According to Secchi disk readings at Flathead Lake from 1977 to 2018, readings were typically between 30 and 50 feet according to Flathead Lakers, a nonprofit that works to protect the water quality of the Flathead watershed. There are at least four lakes in the U.S. that are clearer than Flathead Lake -- ranging from a Secchi depth of 64 feet to as deep as 157 feet. But the clearest lake in the world is actually New Zealand’s Blue Lake, which researchers say has visibility similar to pure water and a Secchi reading between 230 and 262 feet.
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This is why you don't listen to TikTok "influencers" and believe everything you hear.
This was way more informative than I expected, especially in an under 2 minute video! Great work!!
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Neat;
One thing though, is Flathead lake the clearest *populated lake?* Since that's the claim I've heard.
Aka the other examples, like Crater Lake, take place in very remote unpopulated areas that don't have the pollution and natural sediment that comes from areas we inhabit (flat, fertile, plains in general).
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Here because of TikTok
Why tell me wut is tiktok saying about this beautiful lake?
here because of Facebook😂😂😂
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And when "who"? Can't see the disc anymore?
Who measures their eyesight?
Does the same person go around checking lakes? Or are we using different people with (surely) different levels of eyesight to take these measurements?
Can't they use a computer eye or take samples or something?
I think it's taken as an average, so as long as you take a good few measurements, those sorts of variables should be accounted for
Clearest water? No one can really make that claim. Though there are some good contenders. Like the seas in El Nido Palawan. I can the bottom at 70ft.
here because of Facebook😂😂😂