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1	Aquatic Vegetation Management
2	Weedy Pond
3	Aquatic Sites Impounded Waters: ponds, lakes reservoirs Flowing Waters: rivers, streams, canals Water Saturated Areas: marshes, seeps, drainage ditches
4	Vegetation Concerns Impounded waters fish populations recreation activities odor Flowing waters water transport in canals Water saturated areas none, except around margins
5	Aquatic Plant ID and Classification Algae Floating Plants Submersed Plants Emersed Plants Marginal Plants
6	Algae Primitive nonvascular plants Planktonic Filamentous Chara
7	Planktonic Algae
8	Filamentous Algae
9	Filamentous Algae
10	Chara
11	Chara
12	Floating Plants Free floating or rooted with floating leaves Duckweeds Watermeal Waterlillies American Lotus
13	Duckweed
14	Duckweed
15	Waterlilly
16	Submersed Plants Pondweeds Elodea Watermilfoil Coontail Naiads Bladderwort
17	Long-leaf Pondweed
18	Long-leaf Pondweed
19	Coontail
20	Naiad
21	Watermilfoil
22	Emersed Plants Plants rooted in water, but the majority of foliage above water. Watershield Arrowhead Water primrose Waterwillow
23	Arrowhead
24	Marginal Plants Reeds Sedges Bulrush Cattails Smartweeds Purple loosestrife Cottonwood
25	Cattail
26	Purple Loosestrife
27	Willow
28	Bullrush
29	Smartweed
30	Aquatic Plant Management Methods Prevention Mechanical and Physical Removal Biological Chemical Aquatic Dyes
31	Herbicide Product Selection Product availability and formulation Weed spectrum Water use restrictions Application timing
32	Herbicide Application Granular Hand Mechanical Spreader Granular Blower Liquid Direct Diluted Hand or backpack sprayer Handgun power sprayer Flowing water drip system
33	Calibration Calculations Volume in Acre-ft = surface acres X Ave. depth in ft Water Surface Acres = surface area in square ft 43,560
34	Mixed Aquatic Vegetation
35	K-State Research and Extension