- Submerged and floating pondweeds.
- Sago pondweed.
- Eelgrass.
- Widgeon-grass.
- Duckweed.
- Water chestnut.
- Arrowhead.
- Water hyacinth.
- Rice and wild rice.
- Corn or milo fed off stalks in field in autumn and winter.
Animals/Insects:
- Fish like sticklebacks, goldfish, carp, minnows, shiners.
- Crayfish.
- Snails.
- Frogs.
- Clams.
- Insects and spiders including water boatmen, beetles, diving beetles, dragonfly nymphs, caddisfly larvae, mosquitoes, chironomids or midges.