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Report Year: 2009
Hooper Area Pond, Warren County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/18/20097/20/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.25.15.2--5.25.05.05.05.65.1
Thermocline Depth (m)2.22.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.80.90.9--0.81.22.21.41.11.1
Temperature(oC)24.224.924.6--26.623.724.426.524.424.7
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.35.47.3--10.49.79.19.212.38.1
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1116587.9--129.9115.9109.7117.9150.597.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)230.0220.0225.0--269.6256.4247.3285.9197.2244.8
Turbidity (NTU)7.68.98.2--17.415.49.019.829.98.8
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)31.09.020.0--129.639.422.232.822.321.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)877078--8875587289155
SRP as P (μg/L)-----1421--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.511.171.34--1.631.641.040.892.351.29
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)23756147--4416----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)59.910.335.1--5.51.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.12--0.420.120.230.131.250.19
TN:TP ratio171717--22202117479
pH8.88.68.7--8.48.58.48.57.87.5
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)10299101--1121016710687141
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.633.151.702.46--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)6.466.076.27--8.3511.0411.3011.07--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)5118--374465
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)713--976734
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)111111--111391089
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*636262--635849555959
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*645260--786761656161
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*696567--696663666977
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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