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Report Year: 2009
Nelson Park Lake, Crawford County
Summary Data Table
Parameter7/15/20096/10/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)6.26.66.46.05.96.46.56.45.96.56.4
Thermocline Depth (m)3.74.4N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)3.92.02.91.42.92.12.63.11.51.51.6
Temperature(oC)25.320.222.725.225.724.320.023.726.422.825.5
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.48.97.69.48.99.010.310.39.67.210.5
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)789888.0114.0108.4105.4113.2121.2118.979.8127.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)460.0450.0455.0450.4404.7460.0416.3424.5499.7414.0390.4
Turbidity (NTU)1.73.12.47.012.95.71.64.914.08.28.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)5.06.05.515.823.526.36.213.226.522.617.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)3838383331403444455475
SRP as P (μg/L)---112121--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)4.190.282.121.010.810.790.570.671.321.071.59
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)32010921583203016----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)33.210.021.69.55.93.60.9----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.13-0.130.570.120.140.170.120.600.330.23
TN:TP ratio1111563127201715332321
pH8.38.48.38.48.88.48.88.58.58.48.3
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)219217218209197215179142189203191
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----2.852.272.052.47--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.644.234.444.726.295.184.858.429.06--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)13231327344
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)22252533535
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)354836510779
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*4150455545504644545453
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*4648475862634856636159
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*5756565454575559596266
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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