How it works
From the deep water to your phone
No power at the lake. No Wi-Fi at the water. No contracts to arrange. Here’s exactly how a Lakelytics station ends up warning you before a fish kill.
In short: a solar-powered sensor reads dissolved oxygen, temperature and (optionally) pH in your lake every 5 minutes. Each reading is sent wirelessly to a small site gateway, which connects to the internet by Ethernet, Wi-Fi or a 4G/LTE mobile signal — even solar-powered for off-grid waters. The data lands in the Lakelytics portal and app, where you see it live, get alerts the moment oxygen trends low, and can switch an aerator on automatically.
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The sensor reads the deep water
A sealed sensor sits below the surface in the cooler, deeper water where oxygen falls first. It measures dissolved oxygen and temperature; add the pH sensor and it plugs into the same underwater connector, so one unit reads everything that matters. The dissolved-oxygen sensor is optical, so there are no electrolytes or membranes to replace.
→A built-in battery and solar panel keep the station powered year-round — no cabling and no charging.
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It samples every 5 minutes
Lakelytics takes a fresh reading every 5 minutes. Oxygen in a lake changes over hours, not seconds, so five-minute sampling captures the full day-and-night curve for tracking and trending — while the sensor only powers up when it takes a reading, which makes the battery last. On lakes that are tight on power, we can slow the sampling down to conserve even more.
→You still see the overnight trend building and get alerts in good time — real-time streaming simply isn’t needed to protect fish.
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It sends the reading wirelessly
Each reading travels over a secure, long-range wireless link to a small site gateway. It reaches across a lake and its surroundings without any power, cabling or Wi-Fi at the water’s edge.
→One gateway can listen to several sensor stations at once, across separate bays and basins.
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The gateway connects to the internet
The gateway forwards your data to us over whatever connection your site has: plug it into Ethernet, join it to Wi-Fi, or let it use a 4G/LTE mobile signal for a completely off-grid lake. The gateway can even run from its own solar panel as an optional extra, so a remote water needs nothing from you.
→We supply and manage the connectivity — there’s nothing for you to configure or contract.
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You see it in the portal and app
Your readings land in the Lakelytics portal, where we display them on the web dashboard and the mobile app. Watch live levels and trends, get an alert the moment oxygen dips toward the threshold you set, and let Lakelytics switch an aerator on automatically through a smart plug until levels recover.
→Every station and every lake sits on one dashboard, for as many people as you want to add.
Why every 5 minutes
Frequent enough to protect fish, gentle on the battery
Real-time streaming sounds impressive, but it isn’t what keeps fish alive. Oxygen in a lake moves over hours, so a reading every 5 minutes captures the whole curve — the afternoon peak, the overnight slide and the pre-dawn low — with plenty of warning to act.
5 min
A fresh reading every five minutes — the full day-and-night trend, not just spot checks.
Power-smart
The sensor only wakes to take a reading, so the battery lasts far longer on solar alone.
Adjustable
On shaded or power-limited lakes we can slow the interval to conserve even more.
The path a reading takes
Water to portal, end to end
Every link is chosen so your lake needs nothing but water. This is where a single reading goes.
The kit
What makes up a Lakelytics system
Solar station
Sits on the lake and powers itself from sunlight with a battery buffer. Watertight and built to be left in place year-round.
Sensor & connector
A sealed sensor below the surface reads dissolved oxygen and temperature; the pH sensor plugs into the same underwater connector.
Site gateway
Receives the wireless signal from your sensor stations and connects to the internet by Ethernet, Wi-Fi or 4G/LTE — solar-powered as an option.
Smart plug
Switches your aerator on and off — automatically on low oxygen, or by hand from the app.
Portal, app & alerts
Live data, trends, low-oxygen alerts and maintenance reminders on the web dashboard and mobile app.
Connectivity
Supplied and managed by Lakelytics — no SIMs or contracts for you to arrange.
Protect your stock before the next hot night
Book a 15-minute demo and we’ll show you exactly how Lakelytics would watch your water — or call and talk it through today.