Reservoir 6, West Hartford
Metropolitan District Commission
2015 Aquatic Plant Survey Map of MDC Reservoir 6
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Transect Data (213 KB, .pdf format*) | Water Data
The Metropolitan District Commission Reservoir 6 is a 135 acre water body located in West Hartford, CT. Much of the shoreline is forested with a public walking trail that loops around the reservoir.
The 2015 CAES IAPP survey found 15 aquatic plant species including the invasive species Myriophyllum heterophyllum (variable watermilfoil). M. heterophyllum was the most dominant species found throughout the reservoir and was present in up to five meters of water. The plant occurred on 41% of transect points.
Several shoreline natives were found in the northern and southern shallow portions of the reservoir including Elatine sp. (waterwort), Eleocharis sp. (spikerush), Gratiola aurea (golden hedge-hyssop), Isoetes sp. (quillwort), Ludwigia sp. (water primrose), and Sagittaria sp. (arrowhead). Other native species found were Elodea nuttallii (western waterweed), Potamogeton amplifolious (large-leafed pondweed), Potamogeton pusillus (small pondweed), and Utricularia radiata (floating bladderwort).
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Species
recorded in our 2015 survey of MDC Reservoir 6. Click on plant name to view herbarium
mount. (Invasive species in bold) |
Ludwigia species |
Najas flexilis |
Potamogeton pusillus |