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Report Year: 2009
Badger Creek Lake, Madison County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/18/20097/20/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.34.95.1--6.06.16.16.55.46.1
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.50.80.6--0.70.20.70.61.20.5
Temperature(oC)22.123.022.5--26.124.023.925.623.723.9
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.35.56.9--10.612.49.17.013.04.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)956579.9--131.6148.6110.386.3152.657.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)290.0290.0290.0--269.5242.7284.4325.6248.6286.0
Turbidity (NTU)111.814.663.2--36.490.054.531.733.426.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)30.018.024.0--159.380.223.062.367.234.5
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)15099125--262292353290210280
SRP as P (μg/L)-----126129164138--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)2.691.532.11--2.032.882.481.501.681.80
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)898386--60194----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)7.519.613.6--15.420.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.470.400.94--0.721.220.710.150.210.19
TN:TP ratio181517--1811126147
pH8.38.88.6--9.19.29.08.58.47.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)139131135--1219686131108149
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.9810.575.655.77--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.894.073.98--6.976.6412.0211.15--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)521634--92381095
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)10-10--2228211095
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)621639--305128191911
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*726467--668664675871
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*645962--807461717265
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*767074--848689868185
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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