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Report Year: 2009
Avenue of the Saints Lake, Bremer County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/29/20096/24/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.75.75.7--5.66.34.33.75.05.2
Thermocline Depth (m)0.61.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.60.40.5--0.40.41.20.60.70.6
Temperature(oC)26.225.725.9--25.522.623.324.324.123.6
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.611.210.4--8.910.19.99.98.410.3
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)118138128.1--108.4118.1117.2121.3108.8123.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)300.0230.0265.0--224.8318.7275.3327.9196.7270.3
Turbidity (NTU)16.131.523.8--144.845.225.495.040.2164.5
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)24.067.045.5--176.465.616.849.747.019.6
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)131126128--202363114119117136
SRP as P (μg/L)20110--68193237--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.281.711.50--1.342.911.461.131.801.52
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)16-16--59157----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)3.5-3.5--4.414.7----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)-----0.121.520.290.150.730.27
TN:TP ratio101412--7813101511
pH9.29.59.3--8.88.98.28.28.46.9
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)837680--90907410987116
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----4.155.632.201.49--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)7.116.756.93--8.816.6210.6510.21--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)798--611610812
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)131816--18178999
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)202723--242714191720
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*677370--747358696668
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*627268--817258696860
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*747474--818972737375
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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