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Report Year: 2009
Little Wall Lake, Hamilton County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/25/20097/30/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.83.53.73.82.33.72.32.21.21.81.7
Thermocline Depth (m)2.5NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.50.30.40.40.30.40.30.30.50.20.4
Temperature(oC)27.924.126.024.723.526.223.322.824.523.825.0
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.27.58.48.77.27.710.110.07.79.99.0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)11890103.7107.284.694.8118.9115.192.0114.5108.9
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)430.0450.0440.0517.5516.4507.3447.2463.5634.6418.6446.6
Turbidity (NTU)17.717.717.729.736.921.2268.027.523.161.732.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)32.025.028.531.550.272.653.221.728.4113.944.1
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)7193827095851059881260236
SRP as P (μg/L)------114--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.872.252.061.502.790.741.812.362.520.662.65
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)-16162119919149----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)-1.51.53.325.127.920.7----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.12-0.120.210.150.360.660.231.680.290.31
TN:TP ratio26242522308182532312
pH8.88.98.88.58.58.59.19.08.68.78.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)175160168217201181163132184165188
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----6.629.706.297.12--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)14.5514.5714.5615.3021.9227.7222.9823.4431.38--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)38622613101014183820
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)-191912244033251510224
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)24242418405044403314144
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*7277747275747775728674
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6562636469737061637768
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6670686570687170688483
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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