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Report Year: 2009
Five Island Lake, Palo Alto County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/4/20097/8/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)6.45.66.05.95.66.26.36.05.25.95.4
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.50.60.50.40.50.60.70.50.61.40.8
Temperature(oC)18.523.821.223.724.224.622.621.923.323.224.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.07.07.57.48.99.99.79.68.38.88.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)868384.187.5106.5121.4112.6110.897.0103.4101.0
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)430.0450.0440.0464.7498.8478.2452.0470.7476.5444.3418.8
Turbidity (NTU)19.216.717.941.255.228.232.429.730.235.214.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)17.018.017.538.034.095.545.430.832.017.423.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)758077122669777699177140
SRP as P (μg/L)-11121124--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.451.551.002.392.504.194.322.851.792.661.58
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)2565415526078108101----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)31.76.319.029.86.914.114.3----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.620.120.361.181.082.632.331.620.501.510.26
TN:TP ratio619132437475440206212
pH8.68.48.58.48.48.48.68.58.38.28.2
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)173161167173190183140126163135180
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.553.232.353.25--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)9.736.998.3620.145.906.7023.1412.2214.12--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)1314132512151115171012
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)71092111151310978
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)2024224623302324261620
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*7267697369696670695663
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5859596665756864655961
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6667677365706765696775
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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