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Report Year: 2009
Don Williams Lake, Boone County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/11/20097/13/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)11.111.011.112.112.312.212.712.613.012.312.1
Thermocline Depth (m)2.42.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.01.11.10.92.33.11.11.52.52.20.6
Temperature(oC)19.622.821.224.023.023.520.522.424.321.526.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.29.58.812.110.07.911.612.98.611.411.2
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)8911099.8143.4116.594.0130.9140.4102.2144.8138.8
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)530.0610.0570.0516.8626.1622.4546.4615.2527.8507.7374.3
Turbidity (NTU)3.45.04.219.56.423.812.914.14.98.611.1
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)24.022.023.020.523.222.817.825.211.912.735.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)634152972933126505012987
SRP as P (μg/L)---1391342118--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)9.138.208.679.5710.817.6611.4413.3811.4016.753.46
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)-1919651610851----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)-1.71.75.50.59.84.2----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)8.067.677.879.1010.216.9211.1412.2610.0314.532.20
TN:TP ratio14420017213943827414331333317447
pH8.58.38.48.38.48.38.48.38.38.37.9
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)228252240188211217179142164153148
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.888.894.724.87--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.622.79<3.64.003.87<3.63.966.806.57--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)555107378475
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)75677435845
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)13101216147101391210
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6059596148445955474967
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6261616061615962555665
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6458617053547461617469
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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