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Report Year: 2009
Lake Hendricks, Howard County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/24/20097/29/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.73.83.8--4.95.15.15.05.14.8
Thermocline Depth (m)1.82.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.70.61.1--0.81.11.80.91.52.0
Temperature(oC)25.222.924.0--25.422.823.125.023.923.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)12.89.811.3--11.812.113.411.715.010.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)155114134.5--143.7141.2157.4144.0180.7124.1
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)270.0250.0260.0--269.1326.8277.0344.1268.4319.7
Turbidity (NTU)3.514.89.1--17.613.326.423.522.35.1
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)28.013.020.5--167.341.817.568.241.718.2
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)71198134--966812413263149
SRP as P (μg/L)-1616--2422--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)2.841.922.38--3.049.443.071.494.515.29
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)681944--97103----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)28.512.620.5--35.220.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.55-1.55--1.758.511.720.263.943.49
TN:TP ratio401025--52141471112766
pH9.19.69.4--9.38.89.39.29.37.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)888084--8786618274107
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----4.072.864.804.17--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.536.105.82--6.645.438.7610.80--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)354--133234
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)41610--166121165
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)72114--1591510169
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*536758--635852625450
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*635660--816759726759
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*668075--706574756476
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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