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Report Year: 2009
Lake Icaria, Adams County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/14/20096/9/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)8.18.08.1--7.89.98.99.19.59.0
Thermocline Depth (m)5.95.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.70.90.8--2.30.91.41.10.80.7
Temperature(oC)24.621.322.9--24.122.223.523.323.125.5
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.610.49.5--7.75.48.88.76.27.9
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)104117110.2--91.561.9102.8101.470.296.3
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)250.0280.0265.0--340.5294.5293.5292.5239.0281.0
Turbidity (NTU)12.914.013.4--7.619.110.814.224.322.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)66.017.041.5--16.96.826.419.123.212.6
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)653851--3752644665118
SRP as P (μg/L)1-1--271113--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.260.991.13--3.403.001.411.492.841.43
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)162116--107333----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)1.84.53.1--9.717.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.970.53--2.411.640.450.592.270.29
TN:TP ratio202623--1025924354513
pH9.08.88.9--8.28.08.28.18.07.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)109121115--1321178611488125
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.894.021.571.50--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.915.365.14--5.906.109.887.96--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)1549--91398119
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)13710--397844
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)271019--122216161514
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*656263--486156586365
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*725867--584963606155
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*645761--566164596473
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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