Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Matanuska Lake
20 July, 2019
- Team Leader
- Alex Fancher
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 150 lbs (estimated)
61.555108, -149.231679
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Matanuska Lake
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Alaska
- City
- Anchorage
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 20 July, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 75 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 61.555108
Longitude: -149.231679
- Weather Conditions
-
Mild/ Sunny conditions.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 183 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Glacial Silt with Lake Growth
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 15 |
| Balls | 8 |
| Baskets, Crates | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 30 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 50 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 30 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 80 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 5 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 50 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 10 |
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 15 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 15 |
| Toys | 20 |
Additional Information
The park recently opened alcohol consumption in the area. Most of the debris was oriented around bottles and beer cans.
Computer, vintage scooter, classic stereo equipment.
Bottles
Cans
