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Report Year: 2009
Greenfield Lake, Adair County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/8/20097/13/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.56.35.9--6.76.76.56.37.15.0
Thermocline Depth (m)4.74.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.20.81.0--2.31.22.01.21.60.9
Temperature(oC)21.524.222.8--24.122.522.926.624.325.5
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.88.88.8--7.59.29.36.810.69.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)100105102.5--89.2105.7107.184.7131.0119.9
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)350.0300.0325.0--343.3378.3344.8374.4324.5348.1
Turbidity (NTU)8.46.77.5--9.810.44.84.57.021.3
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)38.051.044.5--34.673.314.215.218.719.5
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)6410082--75688114169173
SRP as P (μg/L)1-1--122103--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.281.300.75--1.081.161.081.051.421.14
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)203930--7944----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)3.65.64.6--2.53.9----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.12--0.170.220.170.120.550.12
TN:TP ratio3138--15191312217
pH8.78.58.6--8.18.58.28.37.97.9
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)137119128--12513592124112130
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.332.742.611.75--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.745.415.58--6.656.499.778.29--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)534--333858
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)576--662545
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)101110--9957914
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*576360--485750585462
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*666968--657357575960
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*647168--666568766578
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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