NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Case Study- Canaan Lake
•26 Acre Pond, Suffolk County
(Patchogue)
•Extensive Growth of Fanwort
and Variable Watermilfoil
•Surface Plant Growth Reported
as “Dense” from 1992-1994
•Grass Carp
Stocked 1999
•Reported as “Moderate” to “Dense” in 2000-2001
•Reported as “Dense” to “Completely Covering the Lake” from 2002-2005
