�Flushing rate of Long Pond North is 3.79 flushes per year.
All of this information
came together to determine the flushing rate of Long Pond.This is the number of times the
water in Long Pond drains and is replaced per year.The net input of water to Long Pond
was summed with the 7 net inputs by the other ponds.This value was divided by the volume
of Long Pond.
The flushing rate was
determined to be 3.79 flushes per year (POINT).The Pearl DEP site has the value listed at 3.5.This may be attributed to a change
in what was considered the direct watershed of Long Pond and an update in
the precipitation information.
In comparison, Great Pond
requires over 2 years for a complete flush of its lake volume (POINT).Average Maine lakes flush about once
annually.The high flushing rate
of Long Pond North is really good news.