Natural North Dakota

Lake Foam

07.13.2019 - By Prairie PublicPlay

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I have been noticing a little foam on the shoreline of Lake Metigoshe recently. It is not rare during the summer, but it more generally is associated with the dying of algae and aquatic plants during the fall. When they die and decompose, some of the organic substances act as surfactants.

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