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Report Year: 2009
East Okoboji Lake, Dickinson County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/8/20096/3/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)6.56.56.56.46.16.85.75.96.36.06.0
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)3.22.52.81.22.32.21.52.90.93.61.1
Temperature(oC)23.918.521.222.521.520.321.421.320.421.824.4
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.510.18.37.68.99.29.68.68.88.89.6
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)7710892.488.4100.3101.1108.695.195.7102.9115.0
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)510.0490.0500.0496.4514.6530.5559.6518.2528.9506.6624.5
Turbidity (NTU)16.12.89.418.05.424.114.091.717.05.09.5
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)2.02.02.019.214.624.613.86.419.09.922.1
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)542942113907090556657190
SRP as P (μg/L)34112354333426172--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.970.790.881.301.391.231.141.101.031.141.14
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)1036986341128382----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)12.06.99.53.09.55.47.7----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.160.140.260.320.460.170.240.180.530.21
TN:TP ratio182722162127132416216
pH8.48.58.48.58.48.48.58.48.48.28.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)201216209200208202215157194141205
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----6.466.526.233.33--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)6.036.286.166.686.825.119.509.759.36--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)11132533925
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)31283452724
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)4231169951649
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*4347455848485444614159
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*3737376057625649595361
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6253587269656962646380
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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