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Report Year: 2009
Lake Miami, Monroe County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/17/20097/21/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.43.94.2--5.74.65.86.06.16.1
Thermocline Depth (m)1.0NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.70.20.4--0.60.50.50.80.40.5
Temperature(oC)26.422.424.4--27.123.824.226.425.323.9
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)10.25.07.6--9.19.76.76.814.06.7
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1275892.5--114.2114.878.784.3177.079.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)310.0280.0295.0--336.0267.8259.1281.7207.7200.7
Turbidity (NTU)21.5271.2146.3--27.265.528.551.474.730.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)15.02.08.5--133.379.830.137.270.518.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)91132111--100165110106162208
SRP as P (μg/L)-1010--140114--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)2.711.762.24--1.052.301.321.201.912.28
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)162116--87219----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)1.10.60.9--6.012.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.751.151.45--0.130.210.130.230.620.19
TN:TP ratio301322--101513131311
pH8.37.88.1--8.38.48.17.98.37.5
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)979395--10992698977155
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.776.354.202.92--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.906.466.18--8.688.6510.5210.73--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)164832--5217112313
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)61812--101111975
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)226644--153217202218
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*668372--677170647469
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*573752--797464667259
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*697572--707872717781
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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