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Report Year: 2009
Lake Orient, Adair County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/8/20097/13/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.12.93.03.03.03.03.13.23.13.23.0
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.50.40.50.50.50.50.60.50.50.60.6
Temperature(oC)21.022.821.924.425.223.521.923.624.123.525.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.712.511.110.110.78.49.38.68.97.88.5
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)109145126.9119.4130.597.0106.8101.9106.887.0102.8
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)270.0220.0245.0305.1271.0336.4333.7376.7366.3334.2376.5
Turbidity (NTU)46.734.140.419.032.821.0267.230.626.145.925.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)117.022.069.538.4110.449.121.818.658.419.122.1
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)228215221139417215143156276152322
SRP as P (μg/L)411861719160687552--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)3.784.214.007.822.664.054.322.502.604.951.49
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)488567196164747----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)14.323.619.039.61.14.22.4----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)3.623.113.376.070.843.283.651.891.603.880.31
TN:TP ratio172018561426312513315
pH9.08.98.98.79.68.48.38.38.78.08.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)8985879510811611199128106161
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.775.234.042.69--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)6.144.085.114.635.154.59<3.67.687.69--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)152419111323191862627
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)19101510119871178
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)3434342124312624183335
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*7073726970696870706867
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*7761726677696159706061
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*8282827591827677857787
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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