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Report Year: 2009
Little River Watershed Lake, Decatur County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/18/20097/22/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)9.79.89.8--10.310.610.410.711.110.2
Thermocline Depth (m)7.78.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.40.80.6--1.00.81.21.21.21.1
Temperature(oC)21.323.222.2--25.123.325.226.022.624.0
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.28.28.2--9.28.09.88.27.34.3
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)939694.5--112.293.9118.7101.382.551.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)230.0230.0230.0--244.6258.5253.4400.4215.9255.2
Turbidity (NTU)32.413.122.8--19.923.815.012.117.914.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)3.010.06.5--101.350.324.919.319.53.5
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)1024774--46139423557134
SRP as P (μg/L)29-29--15421--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.711.131.42--1.102.350.941.021.431.72
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)161616--102228----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)0.73.42.0--4.96.2----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.130.150.64--0.201.190.150.280.500.19
TN:TP ratio172420--242123313915
pH8.08.98.4--8.28.08.48.38.07.1
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)929192--105877410290149
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.467.692.041.09--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)5.495.835.66--5.046.749.6710.36--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)151113--863456
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)423--876543
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)191216--161399109
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*736468--616358575758
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*415349--766962606043
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*716066--597558556275
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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