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Report Year: 2009
George Wyth Lake, Black Hawk County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/24/20097/29/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.64.54.64.13.74.64.54.44.74.44.6
Thermocline Depth (m)3.03.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.90.50.70.81.21.21.61.41.12.10.9
Temperature(oC)25.523.824.725.425.526.424.424.426.024.724.7
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.47.98.611.110.510.79.711.111.76.911.3
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)11593103.9135.5128.1132.8116.8133.7145.090.2135.8
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)440.0430.0435.0550.4617.4570.8660.4553.6545.1376.8447.4
Turbidity (NTU)9.018.013.513.6120.844.58.616.417.16.0139.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)36.015.025.534.125.348.216.219.316.711.09.5
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)5784713635354043502464
SRP as P (μg/L)---1-1321--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.031.501.270.951.080.880.671.251.111.011.21
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)-161616317162----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)-0.80.81.82.37.09.5----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.12-0.120.120.120.130.230.380.310.380.20
TN:TP ratio1818182733261830265125
pH8.68.78.78.58.48.48.48.48.48.47.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)12612912815213512714195117122125
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.551.752.102.67--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.535.475.004.364.274.863.847.987.56--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)12134233253
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)8141167744555
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)815129109777108
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6270656457575355594961
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6657626562695860585453
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6268665655555758615064
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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