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Report Year: 2009
Nine Eagles Lake, Decatur County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/17/20097/22/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)9.610.09.89.29.49.510.010.19.58.99.1
Thermocline Depth (m)2.62.9N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.42.01.72.83.62.92.02.11.71.51.3
Temperature(oC)23.523.623.525.224.524.625.325.126.325.024.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)7.68.07.88.27.98.77.47.58.27.97.7
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)899592.098.794.4103.690.290.6101.094.392.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)200.0210.0205.0193.4193.4187.9206.6214.9398.8218.7229.2
Turbidity (NTU)9.72.76.216.64.92.34.87.15.58.318.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)8.02.05.07.23.91.64.42.23.37.05.7
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)43152926171522212235119
SRP as P (μg/L)---1-1122--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.570.510.540.590.550.540.610.600.930.640.80
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)45162916165022----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)3.41.42.41.10.23.41.4----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)-0.120.120.120.120.120.120.130.420.220.21
TN:TP ratio133424353737273042208
pH8.28.48.38.27.98.38.18.08.07.87.6
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)9810210013490909869102104157
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----3.213.843.043.38--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)6.676.236.457.996.247.395.709.6511.08--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)24341244365
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)3-322312333
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)54563556578
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5550524542455049535457
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5137465044354538425048
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*5843535145434948495673
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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