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Dive Magic and Boise Water Sports Annual Lake Clean Up - Payette Lake, McCall, Idaho

23 September, 2012

Team Leader
Mary Branchflower
Number of Participants
35
Total Debris Collected
lbs (estimated)

44.912107, -116.097545

Survey Information

Location Name
Dive Magic and Boise Water Sports Annual Lake Clean Up - Payette Lake, McCall, Idaho
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Magic
City
McCall
Country
United States
Date
23 September, 2012
Survey Duration
360 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.912107
Longitude: -116.097545
Weather Conditions
Weather was cooler that week. The day of the clean up it was cloudy and sprinkled throughout the whole event with cooler weather.
Survey Depth Range
4–40 feet
Area Surveyed
ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Lake or Lentic Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Balloons 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 20
Carpet (synthetic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 50
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 30
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Straws, Stirrers 20
Cigarette Filters 50
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 50
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 187
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 12
Caps & Lids (metal) 15
Cars & Car Parts 12
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 2
SCUBA Weights 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 13
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 6
Tires/tyres 9
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 15
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 6
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 42
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 7
Fireworks 3
other materials collected
binacular 1
wrench 1
skate board 1
bike lock 1
fishing pole 1
vice grips 1
anchor 1
watch 1
sail for a sailboat 1
bungee cords 8
umbrella 1
pole with a harpoon sharp end 1

pole with a harpoon sharp point inside of it


We went to a different place and didn't even break the ice on how much debris is in the lake.

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