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Report Year: 2009
Diamond Lake, Poweshiek County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/20/20096/16/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)6.35.76.06.25.96.46.46.36.06.36.4
Thermocline Depth (m)0.82.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.72.21.41.00.71.20.81.00.91.81.2
Temperature(oC)25.622.324.026.726.425.723.424.926.523.525.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)11.510.010.88.99.111.311.69.88.69.510.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)141115127.9110.8113.7137.9137.1118.4106.3110.8127.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)300.0330.0315.0293.2345.5338.6315.2288.0309.5303.9261.9
Turbidity (NTU)9.36.27.815.010.1116.1503.014.418.56.66.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)13.09.011.047.239.1118.130.933.526.721.013.9
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)6657618779691031079784283
SRP as P (μg/L)---214848--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.692.141.921.691.181.131.381.481.301.941.67
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)173727511650116----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)8.210.09.112.12.57.416.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.631.330.980.470.120.130.200.120.220.850.12
TN:TP ratio263832211516141417347
pH9.28.99.08.98.48.78.88.78.48.37.7
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)12714213511011813110984103130183
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.105.323.103.75--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.424.934.685.536.755.074.659.589.69--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)2241336533531
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)33369686434
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)25716815121010866
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6649556165586360625157
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5652546867776465636056
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6462636967657172706886
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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