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Report Year: 2009
Beeds Lake, Franklin County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/25/20097/30/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)7.16.97.06.96.86.76.96.87.06.67.0
Thermocline Depth (m)1.02.6N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.21.41.31.01.11.01.01.21.31.31.0
Temperature(oC)22.123.822.924.923.224.723.023.723.321.323.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)7.39.78.512.510.914.212.415.513.312.311.5
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)8311599.2151.6129.2171.8144.8183.0156.3151.1137.1
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)610.0640.0625.0493.9503.4560.4643.6626.2592.9474.7418.0
Turbidity (NTU)4.21.32.87.86.715.517.08.611.913.666.1
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)3.08.05.546.445.1105.964.532.830.132.47.9
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)10736715610184928258168160
SRP as P (μg/L)77-771-41391--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)11.389.3210.3510.446.6610.3310.2211.818.7313.818.53
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)16048104681079016----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)8.76.87.86.315.35.62.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)11.098.679.889.925.439.4110.3511.207.6513.966.97
TN:TP ratio1072581822301391881361512119369
pH8.18.58.38.38.48.28.68.38.57.87.1
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)249228239188190198197162174195201
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.737.317.955.99--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.023.22<3.64.054.106.983.726.657.31--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)524941746746
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)-4485885743
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)5661791913111479
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5755565959606158565661
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*4151476868767165646551
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*7256666271686968637877
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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