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WINONA LAKE – The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams’ yearly publication of Beneath the Surface is available now.
These reports are used to investigate and clarify the complex relationships between land, water and living organisms in Kosciusko County, according to a news release from The Lilly Center.
This report is a condensed form of the data that the Lilly Center collected during the summer of 2025. The research team regularly sampled 16 of the most popular lakes, streams and beaches across the county from the end of May to the beginning of September. This data is now available for all Kosciusko County residents and visitors. This year’s data is compared with the data from previous years to show the full picture and look for shifts.
What else is in Beneath the Surface? Some of the biggest threats to water quality in northern Indiana, like blue-green algae, poor water clarity, high levels of nutrients and E. coli are all covered to show how these issues are improving or worsening. Also, learn about the factors that contribute to the growth or decline of these threats. Along with data, this issue covers topics relating to stream sensors, partnerships, blue-green algae toxins like microcystin and saxitoxin and other themes.
The purpose of Beneath the Surface is to provide county residents with knowledge of the data to make the best decisions for their local lakes and watersheds. There are also ways that anyone can improve this data for future years by implementing certain best management practices. Beneath the Surface encourages readers to share this report with others, so more people have up-to-date information about their lake. The Lilly Center strives to increase water literacy in Kosciusko County, and this publication is intended to help people understand the relationship between the people and lakes in the county, the release states.
The 2025 issue of Beneath the Surface is now available online, and you can download it for free from the website at lakes.grace.edu/bts. Paper copies are available at the Lilly Center, 806 Connection Circle, Winona Lake.
