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Report Year: 2009
Meadow Lake, Adair County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/8/20097/13/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.72.12.9--4.85.15.15.05.34.6
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.70.80.7--0.50.50.91.51.01.0
Temperature(oC)21.425.023.2--24.322.023.024.223.925.3
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.19.09.1--10.16.910.28.610.87.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)103109106.1--118.279.3116.6100.5129.992.6
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)370.0360.0365.0--283.0281.0240.9300.0249.6253.4
Turbidity (NTU)10.98.09.4--30.036.721.811.328.133.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)30.026.028.0--119.053.629.825.246.940.6
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)688275--103115127161130238
SRP as P (μg/L)212--22244--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.281.040.62--1.441.691.661.111.682.14
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)293030--24154----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)2.93.03.0--2.48.6----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.12--0.160.360.120.130.410.15
TN:TP ratio3138--1515149159
pH8.48.38.3--8.28.18.68.37.98.2
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)167170169--1271177212095109
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----6.216.605.032.78--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)7.365.986.67--7.418.4212.419.55--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)867--995376
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)767--1310136912
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)151314--22191791618
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*666365--707061546160
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*646363--777064626867
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*656866--717374777483
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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