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Report Year: 2009
Lake Geode, Henry County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/16/20097/22/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)13.313.113.213.012.513.213.113.113.212.513.7
Thermocline Depth (m)3.34.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.42.21.81.11.64.33.44.62.52.31.4
Temperature(oC)21.823.022.426.123.825.824.225.228.823.624.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)11.87.69.711.910.010.411.011.69.811.58.5
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)13488111.1146.4117.6128.5131.3142.5130.6139.4101.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)330.0300.0315.0279.6350.8432.4360.4338.8347.7273.9249.8
Turbidity (NTU)12.24.18.218.221.72.72.94.218.910.714.5
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)13.07.010.042.048.49.212.47.36.710.97.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)142399154471628312369166
SRP as P (μg/L)59-59---132--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)5.433.274.352.542.303.132.342.004.074.411.86
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)16764122634225----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)0.917.99.415.59.98.16.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)4.752.333.541.441.022.731.751.363.513.661.26
TN:TP ratio3883615052193896417622922
pH8.78.88.89.79.08.68.88.68.88.18.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)117109113891031361248910995161
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.031.551.201.29--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.204.905.056.086.545.435.568.987.49--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)82532211345
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)33376232423
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)1158109552648
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5549525853394238474856
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5650536769525550495450
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*7657696260445254496578
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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