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Report Year: 2009
Central Park Lake, Jones County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/23/20097/28/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.94.74.85.04.74.74.94.94.74.94.5
Thermocline Depth (m)3.42.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.70.31.00.60.50.81.82.30.82.70.6
Temperature(oC)25.423.924.725.424.627.924.426.026.525.324.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)14.314.714.510.38.710.68.56.811.712.58.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)174175174.6125.8103.5137.6103.083.6146.5156.7101.3
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)390.0330.0360.0309.8319.4324.6383.5339.7476.0383.6360.5
Turbidity (NTU)6.433.119.726.5532.419.312.510.721.96.735.8
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)28.061.044.548.982.467.325.312.744.816.819.9
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)501037690101100797510149158
SRP as P (μg/L)---124361--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.061.661.361.101.781.351.271.101.401.001.73
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)1648292416175109----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)1.78.35.04.92.922.88.1----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.120.120.120.120.150.120.340.260.14
TN:TP ratio2116191319131515142112
pH8.68.68.68.68.88.78.68.88.68.36.9
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)170140155147141153164107142161155
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.612.723.755.48--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.114.985.055.946.528.836.2510.2611.33--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)47536434843
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)716121114846925
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)112317132012791759
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5277606869635248644667
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6371686974726256685860
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6071676971716766716077
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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