Culver Lake, one the New Jersey’s few glacial kettle hole lakes, encompasses 580 acres and attains a maximum depth of 55 feet. The density and assemblage of the lake’s phytoplankton community and the lake’s propensity for algae blooms was found to be largely driven by the lake’s internal phosphorus load. To control and decrease the lake’s internal phosphorus load, a hypolimnetic aeration system was installed in the mid-1990s. The system quickly lessened internal phosphorus loading. This made the lake less susceptible to algae blooms resulting in significant improvement of the lake’s mid-summer clarity.

More information regarding this project may be found here: https://princetonhydro.com/project/culver-lake-aeration-system-status-assessment/