Secchi depth is assessed by lowering a black and white circular plate (Secchi disk) into the water column. It is a two-way vertical attenuation reading in the respect that light travels to the disk and back up again to the observer. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is called the Secchi depth. More information
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