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Report Year: 2009
Green Belt Lake, Black Hawk County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/29/20096/24/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.86.05.95.64.85.35.24.84.85.45.4
Thermocline Depth (m)3.51.6N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)2.72.52.61.82.41.21.11.21.01.91.1
Temperature(oC)24.925.925.426.026.126.724.724.625.824.924.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)7.99.48.69.19.310.510.612.99.37.210.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)95115105.1112.0114.5131.6127.3155.6113.693.6125.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)540.0500.0520.0750.1728.2687.4750.0651.0679.0499.7613.5
Turbidity (NTU)-1.11.10.03.3131.517.87.78.14.66.74.4
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)3.03.03.07.08.837.022.320.014.811.510.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)2426252124363838402275
SRP as P (μg/L)---1--211--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.500.480.490.610.740.870.660.960.880.700.78
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)17161616169416----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)2.10.51.30.71.38.62.2----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.12-0.120.120.120.120.120.120.120.360.12
TN:TP ratio2118202932251726235011
pH8.48.78.58.48.28.48.68.48.28.37.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)120117119121107102103709799113
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.014.454.093.72--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.903.813.868.405.667.156.199.498.20--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)12222112322
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)21223887764
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)433457107866
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*4647465147585958605158
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*4141415052666160575553
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*5051514850565756574966
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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