Public methods
Lake Sentinel Buoy
Lake Pulse reports measurements. It does not score, rate, rank or forecast lakes or properties.
What it measures
What's measured
4 parameters
- Value type
- Not published
| Parameter | Unit | Reading interval |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll-a (fluorescence estimate) | As reported by sensor | Every 30 minutes |
| Phycocyanin (fluorescence estimate) | As reported by sensor | Every 30 minutes |
| Turbidity | As reported by sensor | Every 30 minutes |
| Water temperature | °F / °C | Every 30 minutes |
- Chlorophyll-a (fluorescence estimate)
- Unit:
- As reported by sensor
- Reading interval:
- Every 30 minutes
- Phycocyanin (fluorescence estimate)
- Unit:
- As reported by sensor
- Reading interval:
- Every 30 minutes
- Turbidity
- Unit:
- As reported by sensor
- Reading interval:
- Every 30 minutes
- Water temperature
- Unit:
- °F / °C
- Reading interval:
- Every 30 minutes
You get
- Continuous readings streamed to your lake's Portal
- Charts in the Analytics Hub and configurable alerts (Plus, Lake Admin, PRO)
How it's produced
- Instrument
- Solar-powered monitoring buoy with self-cleaning fluorescence and optical sensors; leased (1, 3, 6, or 12 months)
- Installed by
- You, following the setup guide
- Data transmission
- Cellular
How (lab/instrument, method)
- Instrument
- Solar-powered monitoring buoy with self-cleaning fluorescence and optical sensors; leased (1, 3, 6, or 12 months)
- Installed by
- You, following the setup guide
- Data transmission
- Cellular
Limits (MDL/RL, resolution, interval)
Published limits appear with their parameters in the measurement box above. Unspecified detection limits, reporting limits, resolution, and reading intervals are not inferred.
Value type
Not supplied in the product's published methods.
What it can and can't tell you
Every reading is time-stamped as it is recorded. Readings come from one sensor at one location and depth; conditions elsewhere in the lake can differ, sometimes sharply and within hours. Sensors drift, foul, and occasionally fail, and readings between maintenance and calibration visits may be affected. Gaps in the record are shown as gaps, never filled in. Sensor values are field measurements, not laboratory analyses. Alerts are notifications of a reading, not a safety determination. Results can help you make decisions about safe swimming and water use, but no result is definitive for every place and time. It is always good practice to check posted signs and your state or local health authorities.
Version and last updated date
- Methods version
- Not supplied in the product's published methods.
- Last updated
- Not supplied in the product's published methods.
