Mystic Lake has been the subject of several previous research studies, including full PhD theses! We have compiled many of these, below:

Upper Mystic Lake

• Methane Bubble Size Distributions, Flux, and Dissolution in a Freshwater Lake

• Time-series analysis of high-resolution ebullition fluxes from a stratified, freshwater lake

• A conduit dilation model of methane venting from lake sediments

• Magnitude and spatio-temporal variability of methane emissions from a eutrophic freshwater lake

• A novel optical sensor designed to measure methane bubble sizes in situ

• Chemical transport by methane ebullition in a freshwater lake

• Carbon and electron flow via methanogenesis, So₄²⁻, NO₃⁻ and Fe³⁺ reduction in the anoxic hypolimnia of upper Mystic Lake

Lower Mystic Lake

• A 1,000 year high-resolution hurricane history for the Boston area based on the varved sedimentary record from the Lower Mystic Lake (Medford/Arlington, Massachusetts)