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Report Year: 2009
Lake Pahoja, Lyon County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/7/20096/2/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)7.97.47.7-7.57.88.18.17.98.48.2
Thermocline Depth (m)2.14.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.53.92.2-3.71.60.90.91.42.00.6
Temperature(oC)24.719.522.1-16.722.921.421.524.422.325.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)15.29.512.3-10.810.211.910.411.49.911.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)183103143.0-111.1118.3137.5119.4136.8113.0137.2
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)570.0670.0620.0-730.3623.6623.9669.0766.4723.5609.9
Turbidity (NTU)220.91.3111.1-3.816.828.819.138.029.574.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)80.04.042.0-7.2152.824.522.834.617.080.7
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)1167897-329483835982356
SRP as P (μg/L)-4646-132171--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)2.791.512.15-8.553.934.382.344.666.951.69
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)-180180-127139214----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)-41.741.7-8.240.117.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.350.600.48-7.653.542.811.123.435.650.19
TN:TP ratio241922-27045552991866
pH9.18.99.0-8.48.68.78.68.78.48.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)212301257-276236211191219174241
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.061.961.331.33--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)7.327.617.47-5.397.427.4010.629.98--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)7-7-3449757
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)18411-38877311
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)25414-613131615719
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*724149-41546261555067
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*744467-50806261655874
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*736770-54706868636889
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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