Aquamog

{{short description|Machine for removing weeds on lakes}}

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An aquamog is a machine for removing weeds growing over a body of water. It is an aquatic vessel that can remove weeds that float on the water's surface and can block up waterways. It also scoops up surface level algae on bodies of water.{{Cite web |last=madison.verhulst |date=2022-08-25 |title=Mechanical Algae Removal in California |url=https://www.solitudelakemanagement.com/mechanical-algae-removal-in-california/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20Aquamog?,on%20shore%20for%20offsite%20disposal. |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=SOLitude Lake Management: Full-Service Lake And Pond Management |language=en-US}} It has a long, extendable, arm attached to the operators cabin, attached to a solid base that can traverse many water conditions.{{Cite web |title=Aquamog – The Home of The Aquamog |url=https://aquamog.net/#:~:text=The%20Aquamog%20was%20designed%20and,number%20of%20aquatic%20maintenance%20tasks. |access-date=2024-12-06 |language=en-US}} An aquamog was used in 2018 for removing water primrose from North Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.{{cite news |title=Exotic contraption clears invasive plants from Golden Gate Park's choked lakes |date=November 21, 2018 |author=Dominic Fracassa |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Exotic-contraption-clears-invasive-plants-from-13413198.php |access-date=January 31, 2019}} A newspaper photo shows a machine similar to a backhoe on very wide crawlers.{{cite news |title='Aquamog' to the rescue! Weed eater takes on invasive species in Golden Gate Park |author=Christien Kafton |date=November 5, 2018 |publisher=Fox News |url=http://www.ktvu.com/news/-aquamog-to-the-rescue-weed-eater-takes-on-invasive-species-in-golden-gate-park#/ |access-date=November 22, 2018}}

Aquatic Environments, a Concord, California contractor, used an aquamog to scoop up muck at the Palace of Fine Arts lagoon, in a project expected to take 26 days.{{cite news |title=THE MARINA / Makeover for the Palace / $21 million project includes dredging 'yucky' lagoon |author=Carl Nolte |date=August 19, 2005 |publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc |work=SFGate |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/THE-MARINA-Makeover-for-the-Palace-21-2615669.php |access-date=January 18, 2019}}