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Report Year: 2009
Arrowhead Pond (Pottawattamie), Pottawattamie County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/14/20096/10/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.13.94.0--4.04.14.04.04.34.0
Thermocline Depth (m)1.53.7N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.80.50.7--0.50.40.70.91.20.9
Temperature(oC)25.219.722.5--24.321.424.326.323.125.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)17.97.512.7--6.49.312.310.510.010.9
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)21882150.1--76.3106.7143.4128.7117.6132.8
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)430.0440.0435.0--442.6377.1383.5357.8411.7437.3
Turbidity (NTU)7.226.316.8--35.1103.522.842.526.727.1
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)73.014.043.5--101.456.618.2137.876.626.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)104151127--169257164197174251
SRP as P (μg/L)-3636--27117724--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)3.271.012.14--2.052.791.572.082.011.36
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)16361185--215203----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)2.520.911.7--16.913.7----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.760.971.37--0.501.310.120.150.780.12
TN:TP ratio32719--13151011136
pH8.98.28.5--8.28.48.98.98.28.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)197206202--185162123168189209
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----6.0511.515.446.06--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.775.664.72--4.934.9411.1511.32--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)1158--43341467
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)14610--131792069
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)251118--175013211216
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*637066--697364625862
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*735668--767059797363
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*717674--788478807984
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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