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Report Year: 2009
Mormon Trail Lake, Adair County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/13/20096/8/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)9.78.59.19.48.38.77.49.29.19.49.2
Thermocline Depth (m)3.05.3N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)2.33.22.71.61.90.92.02.72.22.51.5
Temperature(oC)24.521.423.025.025.524.322.823.424.623.125.4
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)10.08.09.010.69.210.18.98.89.18.57.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)12091105.6128.1112.4119.0103.4103.0108.794.195.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)210.0270.0240.0265.9227.5256.4259.7263.2287.9239.7261.9
Turbidity (NTU)2.51.82.28.94.912.96.95.43.23.65.6
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)4.012.524.712.445.818.09.24.04.57.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)26182233234129362340105
SRP as P (μg/L)3-3--1111--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.880.280.530.650.890.990.840.720.641.091.14
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)731048916161616----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)8.812.610.70.42.31.21.4----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.120.120.120.150.120.120.120.310.30
TN:TP ratio3310221839252921293011
pH8.48.58.48.58.88.58.58.48.48.17.6
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)10212511412311111511882111119126
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.381.881.151.10--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.755.455.107.095.136.746.548.806.85--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)1-1451825335
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)33343833316
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)3238719586411
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*4843465351625046494754
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*4431406255685952444550
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*5145495550585356495771
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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