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Report Year: 2009
Littlefield Lake, Audubon County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/13/20096/10/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.34.14.24.44.24.54.54.44.34.64.5
Thermocline Depth (m)2.02.5N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.60.30.50.40.50.50.61.20.40.50.7
Temperature(oC)25.118.821.925.225.523.720.624.226.122.325.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)12.86.29.510.97.79.38.88.712.19.77.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)15567111.0135.294.0109.198.8103.1148.7103.190.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)330.0320.0325.0264.7295.3294.1276.9289.5246.9232.6261.9
Turbidity (NTU)15.359.837.562.565.9176.0373.332.442.448.728.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)43.07.025.0129.248.4133.036.727.285.6104.017.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)99111105201203115223210158175196
SRP as P (μg/L)12010602117787310--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)1.961.401.682.571.552.123.782.921.432.291.81
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)882751821521632136----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)11.09.610.36.610.22.16.0----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.801.381.091.970.541.743.621.460.300.910.36
TN:TP ratio201316211221443591811
pH8.48.08.28.89.08.38.28.78.98.97.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)1581401491251351261258711398128
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----5.5919.744.413.37--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)3.495.434.464.705.293.784.809.6110.75--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)102216171214121108107
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)999211812291418158
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)19312538302615025262415
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6777727569706958737065
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6750627869796663747658
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*7072718181738281777980
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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