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Report Year: 2009
Indian Lake, Van Buren County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/22/20096/17/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)2.52.52.5--2.52.72.72.42.72.7
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.40.70.5--0.80.50.30.81.30.6
Temperature(oC)23.724.123.9--29.025.624.330.025.727.0
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.19.57.8--14.410.57.210.912.712.6
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)7211392.7--189.5130.485.8147.4159.8158.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)250.0310.0280.0--352.6269.6206.9280.9254.3298.3
Turbidity (NTU)34.010.422.2--64.341.156.032.640.426.5
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)28.041.034.5--306.984.515.9111.287.416.7
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)242143192--217194214166141306
SRP as P (μg/L)23-23--48394412--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)2.071.181.63--1.372.381.851.471.911.61
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)56143100--4885----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)4.213.79.0--9.810.8----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.12--0.120.120.140.120.120.12
TN:TP ratio988--1112911265
pH8.28.38.3--8.98.88.39.18.57.3
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)93122108--122117649595158
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.068.227.917.16--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)6.395.475.93--8.507.6913.4213.12--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)1047--5311455
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)231016--3912131065
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)321323--301524121010
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*736669--637176635668
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*636765--877458777458
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*837680--828082787687
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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