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Report Year: 2009
Beaver Lake, Dallas County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/13/20096/8/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)11.811.111.5--12.412.612.512.513.212.5
Thermocline Depth (m)5.35.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.61.10.8--0.60.62.01.21.90.9
Temperature(oC)23.719.821.7--23.822.222.223.924.625.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)7.19.28.1--11.812.17.79.77.87.7
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)8410091.9--138.6141.486.1114.694.893.1
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)290.0320.0305.0--262.6278.8311.2287.0314.8349.9
Turbidity (NTU)9.29.39.2--34.448.211.413.36.011.8
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)64.022.043.0--104.175.318.136.511.623.9
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)925775--92110816665162
SRP as P (μg/L)-11--12514--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.941.491.72--2.703.442.211.511.881.33
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)165233--1663----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)7.114.610.8--2.513.5----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.331.420.88--1.412.251.140.351.060.14
TN:TP ratio212624--39343325328
pH9.39.09.2--9.08.98.68.88.27.6
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)110185148--10611984112128155
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.275.242.412.46--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.355.364.86--3.8011.8910.458.84--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)634--772538
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)111111--29115725
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)171315--3618713513
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*695963--696750575161
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*716167--767359665562
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*696266--697267656477
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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