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Report Year: 2009
Briggs Woods Lake, Hamilton County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/25/20097/30/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)9.27.68.4--9.09.09.28.68.79.1
Thermocline Depth (m)1.83.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.62.92.2--3.41.21.52.51.71.8
Temperature(oC)27.425.226.3--25.521.820.724.422.725.4
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)13.09.511.3--14.217.014.611.015.510.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)165115139.9--174.2193.2164.0133.6180.5131.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)290.0350.0320.0--600.3538.4541.0645.6514.4393.1
Turbidity (NTU)13.67.110.4--8.59.613.23.49.15.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)38.07.022.5--37.563.123.620.16.414.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)743454--428012332169129
SRP as P (μg/L)1-1---111--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.291.141.22--13.6512.6510.9813.3715.153.85
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)164227--18254----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)8.215.311.7--20.914.1----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.12--13.0511.549.3214.1316.122.40
TN:TP ratio173325--38316522052717032
pH9.59.09.3--8.38.88.48.58.37.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)125143134--205167121178142143
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----10.5610.466.718.08--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.055.635.34--5.694.917.727.18--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)936--217133
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)222--657243
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)1158--9714466
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*534548--425855475252
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*665061--667162604956
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*665562--586774547874
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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