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Please refer to Figures 190–192 for assistance with locating each site. In the field, each site should be marked with an orange buoy; however, stormy weather or vandalism may have resulted in the movement or loss of a marker buoy. The four major lake sampling sites have been used since the early 1960’s. Table 37 shows a summary of the identification codes that have been used for these five sites over time.
During the August 5, 1993 lake sampling, geographical locations for each site were determined using a GPS locater. These coordinates are listed below, but should be used with the caution because site locations in Lake Whatcom have always been approximate.
Three sites were added in the fall of 1996 along the 40 meter depth contour in basin 3 near Strawberry sill. These sites are identified as “s1–s3” in Figure 192. There are no permanent buoys at these sites; depth is determined at each site using an electronic depth finder. At present, water samples are only collected at site s2.
Site 1 is located in basin 1 along a straight line from the Bloedel Donovan boat launch to a square, white house with a dark grey roof that is located about half way up the hillside (171 E. North Shore Rd.) The sampling site is at a point perpendicular to the second group of condominiums in a cluster of four. The depth at Site 1 should be at least 20 m. The GPS coordinates for Site 1 on August 5, 1993 were: 48∘ 45.74 N, 122∘ 24.63 W.
Site 2 is located in basin 2 just west of the intersection of a line between a boat house with a rust-colored roof (73 Strawberry Point) and the point of Geneva sill, and a line between three aspen trees on Lake Whatcom Blvd. and a red house on the west side of Strawberry sill (2170 Delestra Rd.). The depth at Site 2 should be at least 20 m. The GPS coordinates for Site 2 on August 5, 1993 were: 48∘ 44.55 N, 122∘ 22.81 W.
The Intake Site is located offshore from the City of Bellingham’s raw water gatehouse. This site is one of the more difficult sites to locate because the marker buoy is frequently missing. The depth at the Intake site should be at least 13 m deep. The GPS coordinates for the Intake site on August 5, 1993 were: 48∘ 44.89 N, 122∘ 23.47 W.
Site 3 is located mid-basin just north of a line between the old railroad bridge and Lakewood. The depth at Site 3 should be at least 80 m deep. The GPS coordinates for Site 3 on August 5, 1993 were: 48∘ 44.27 N, 122∘ 20.25 W.
Site 4 is located at the intersection of a line between two points of land and a line parallel to the north edge of an inlet (see Figure A2). The depth at Site 4 should be at least 90 m deep. The GPS coordinates for Site 4 on August 5, 1993 were: 48∘ 41.53 N, 122∘ 18.01 W.
Site s1 is located along the 40 m depth contour in the basin 3 side of Strawberry sill off the north-northwest shore of Lake Whatcom. The site is off a point with a house and dock as the lake shore curves into Agate Bay; the point of Delstra Park is on a bearing slightly south of west. The GPS coordinates are 48∘ 44.83 N, 122∘ 21.8 W, although the GPS response is erratic at this location due to topography.
Site s2 is located approximately mid-channel between Delestra Park and Strawberry sill. The site is midway between a flat-roofed, brown-grey boathouse with red trim on the northeast point of Delestra Park and a white boathouse with two square windows just back from the north side of Strawberry point. The GPS coordinated are 48∘ 44.65 N, 122∘ 22.42 W.
Site s3 is located off the southwest shore just before the road cut of Lake Whatcom Blvd., straight off and between two stair towers. The GPS coordinates are 48∘ 44.50 N, 122∘ 21.92 W.
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