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CEAT completed a buffer
strip survey of both lakes in which we ranked buffers on % lakeshore buffer
coverage, buffer depth from the shoreline, the slope between the house and
the shore, and the buffer composition.
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Scores were tallied and
buffers were categorized as adequate, partial, or poor.
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Examples of each buffer
category are shown below.
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The best buffers would have
a good variety of layers, a deep buffer (house set well back from shoreline),
and a relatively flat slope leading down to the lake.
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The worst buffers would have
little vegetation (grass or dirt), shallow buffer, and steep slope down to
water.
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