The lake (or bay as it is sometimes called) has an over abundance of phosphorus, that probably resulted from it being downstream from Mound's old sewer plant. The plant closed back in the late 1970s.
A body of water, sometimes referred to as a lake or bay, is experiencing an overabundance of phosphorus due to its location downstream from Mound's old sewage treatment plant. The plant ceased operations in the late 1970s.