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Report Year: 2009
Bob White Lake, Wayne County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/22/20096/17/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.03.03.03.03.03.33.53.53.63.83.6
Thermocline Depth (m)Nil0.7N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.20.20.20.20.30.30.20.30.20.20.3
Temperature(oC)22.627.224.927.025.726.623.426.426.324.123.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.56.96.710.46.18.08.28.46.67.97.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)758780.8131.974.999.997.7104.182.193.687.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)210.0230.0220.0235.3363.2311.0208.1317.5423.7171.2189.9
Turbidity (NTU)46.860.853.883.494.9238.7207.546.697.5154.044.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)9.03.06.049.641.6159.148.123.09.516.610.6
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)171264217247181197182149165358376
SRP as P (μg/L)278757743547603880--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.774.162.975.201.471.541.351.293.133.471.77
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)11756873729516333----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)3.41.82.612.84.88.08.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.443.171.813.630.120.460.370.172.222.660.54
TN:TP ratio10161324882091895
pH7.87.77.88.37.97.98.48.07.87.67.2
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)8074777211910485758676112
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----4.626.946.8910.54--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)7.697.587.647.709.636.518.1611.6011.32--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)377223020244123174318
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)5441210141419865
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)4111264130385541254922
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*8383838075808276828277
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5241486967806961535854
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*7885828479807976788990
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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