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Report Year: 2009
Lake Sugema, Van Buren County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/17/20097/21/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)8.07.87.9--8.88.78.58.58.39.2
Thermocline Depth (m)5.15.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.90.70.8--1.41.21.40.81.61.4
Temperature(oC)22.323.022.7--26.723.824.627.422.025.5
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.25.77.5--10.58.18.48.86.87.9
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1066786.5--130.796.1101.9114.874.296.6
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)180.0190.0185.0--216.2201.9189.9324.7176.7200.6
Turbidity (NTU)9.810.09.9--10.09.18.516.26.031.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)39.013.026.0--69.029.621.536.713.93.4
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)526056--4644395245138
SRP as P (μg/L)-----1121--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.141.151.15--0.981.591.010.961.341.12
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)232725--5316----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)7.33.05.2--2.91.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.12--0.130.130.150.150.230.24
TN:TP ratio221921--233428202910
pH9.08.48.7--8.28.38.48.77.47.6
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)788180--9483587778110
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.641.741.873.07--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)6.936.416.67--8.465.7110.7411.52--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)153--332443
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)888--656754
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)91311--9781087
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*626564--555755645455
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*675663--726461665643
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*616362--595957615975
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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