About
A place to keep your lake's data, a way to make more of it, and people to ask when you're not sure what it means.
Portal
Your dashboard, map, Lake Snapshot, analytics, field notes and images, past events and programs — plus the neighbors who subscribe on your lake. The app carries the same thing to the shoreline.
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Lab kits, field tests, real-time buoys, satellite imagery, drone surveys — mostly DIY, shipped to your front door. Every item says what it measures, where on the lake it belongs, and what it won't tell you.
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Not a treatment company, not a consultancy — just limnologists and experienced lake people you can ask when the data doesn't make sense. Available to Plus, Lake Admin, and PRO subscribers.
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How to get started
Agency records, old lab reports, volunteer readings, consultant studies. We pull them into one shared record before you spend a dollar on new sampling.
A lake is many places at once. The boat landing, the deep hole, and the far cove behave nothing alike. Pick the spots and the seasons that matter to you.
Lab kits, field tests, real-time buoys, satellite, drone. Every item in the Toolbox says what it measures, what it can't, and when it's worth buying. You decide.
Every result lands in your lake's shared record in plain language. Not sure what it means? Ask Lake Pulse — we're here to help, and Plus, Lake Admin, and PRO subscribers can bring deeper questions to the Boathouse.
Why subscribe
It depends on who you are and what your relationship with your lake is. But nearly everyone who subscribes (homeowners, associations, towns, and businesses) does it for one of three reasons.
01 · Finance, insurance & real estate
A lake is an ecological problem wrapped in a money problem. Shoreline home values, insurability, the town's tax base, and grant awards all move with the water. Protecting a healthy lake, or fixing an impaired one, is a finance, insurance, and real estate decision as much as an environmental one, and the money follows data, not opinions.
02 · Economic development & business continuity
Marinas, resorts, restaurants, rentals, bait shops, and summer events all depend on water people want to be in. A beach closure or an algae headline can cost a season, and a lake whose conditions keep worsening costs a lot more than that. If your lake is a hub for tourism and recreation, a Lake Pulse subscription is essential.
03 · Stewardship & legacy
Maybe you grew up on it. Maybe you chose it. Either way, you want your kids and grandkids to fish it, swim it, boat it, or just sit on the dock and look at it. Managing a lake for the next generation starts with knowing how it's changing in this one. For anyone managing a lake for future generations, a Lake Pulse subscription is essential.
Whichever reason is yours, it runs on the same thing: one shared, high-resolution record of your lake.
Choose a subscriptionSubscriptions
Grant eligible in many states — most boards already have a line item for this.
Free
Find and follow the lake you care about
$12/ year
Participate in your lake's monitoring efforts
$365/ year
Play a larger role in supporting your lake
$3,650/ year
Oversee your lake's health & safety strategy
Custom/ year
Many lakes, one portfolio
Explore
Turn your lake's monitoring history and public tax data into payback, ROI, and a budget case that holds up.
Explore Shoreline Ledger
See what public records exist for any U.S. lake, with dates, sources, and honest gaps.
Search the Lake Atlas
Lab kits, field tests, sensors, satellite, and drone surveys, each one clear about what it measures and what it won't.
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Why we do this
