Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lake Owen, WI
8 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- James McKay
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 700 lbs (estimated)
46.26198, -91.248819
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lake Owen, WI
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Center
- City
- Cable
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 200 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 46.26198
Longitude: -91.248819
- Weather Conditions
-
Weather was warm and dry. A cold front moved through late in late the day before the cleanup and the temperature cooled off into the 50s.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–23 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 5 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 30 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 12 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 12 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 8 |
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Conch Shell | 1 |
| Nails | 30 |
Additional Information
large quantity of broken beverage bottles located adjacent to resort dock.
Conch Shell in middle of Midwest Lake
plastic cups
aluminium beverage cans
glass beverage bottles
