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Report Year: 2009
Green Castle Lake, Marshall County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/15/20097/20/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)7.17.07.17.17.17.17.47.37.47.36.1
Thermocline Depth (m)2.23.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.30.81.02.63.43.03.63.63.11.81.3
Temperature(oC)21.722.422.026.524.424.222.224.325.923.325.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.310.39.810.18.09.79.48.76.310.39.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)105118111.7125.395.6115.0107.2103.280.0121.6120.8
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)430.0380.0405.0290.1314.2310.8294.1337.4374.8353.6304.4
Turbidity (NTU)4.15.54.82.52.6136.410.23.09.84.310.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)7.09.08.06.01.613.822.04.54.66.712.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)3848432620362534244847
SRP as P (μg/L)---122241--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)2.191.531.861.250.671.001.501.150.602.010.97
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)16251652475316----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)0.43.92.215.115.912.04.3----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.610.751.180.760.200.310.680.500.151.060.15
TN:TP ratio5732454333296136255123
pH8.58.68.69.18.98.79.08.58.48.28.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)18816317612012513610695137150176
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----1.791.151.161.01--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.283.43<3.63.764.39<3.6<3.69.199.59--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)510712212242
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)21221333332
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)711923545674
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5763604642444142445257
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5052514835566145464955
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*5760585147565055506060
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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