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Report Year: 2009
Arrowhead Lake (Sac), Sac County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/1/20097/6/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.55.75.65.94.46.06.16.25.76.35.7
Thermocline Depth (m)Nil4.6N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)4.72.43.53.32.12.12.34.03.62.92.4
Temperature(oC)20.524.022.224.525.023.122.722.922.722.725.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.011.910.57.69.19.08.79.59.810.58.1
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)100142120.691.2109.9104.099.9109.5112.0112.298.1
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)520.0480.0500.0488.2495.1490.7488.0451.8464.2545.4629.6
Turbidity (NTU)2.42.22.34.15.45.95.42.43.05.02.6
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)2.05.03.55.46.014.78.75.86.38.87.9
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)16252188222530232614148
SRP as P (μg/L)---111111--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.740.800.773.800.820.770.680.680.780.880.76
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)103216223413519----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)9.63.06.32.36.94.42.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.190.120.121.700.120.120.120.120.150.170.14
TN:TP ratio4532393137312630326813
pH8.48.58.48.38.48.48.48.38.48.28.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)288210249202190187190139166149184
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.331.731.111.53--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.584.814.706.066.617.015.139.25---
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)-1122231222
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)35435444233
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)35447675465
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*3848424350494840414547
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*3746434748575248495251
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*4450486949515349514276
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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