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Report Year: 2009
Pleasant Creek Lake, Linn County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/23/20097/28/2009200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)14.015.614.814.814.716.415.314.415.315.415.6
Thermocline Depth (m)1.63.4N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)4.80.82.81.61.91.31.03.54.33.41.5
Temperature(oC)27.424.626.024.724.426.324.323.825.624.325.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.28.08.67.97.79.09.59.08.77.79.6
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)11796106.394.391.6111.4113.8106.8106.999.0118.3
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)320.0300.0310.0287.9327.2299.2377.2302.6345.7253.4317.9
Turbidity (NTU)0.98.44.67.57.19.910.74.57.86.234.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)4.024.014.018.113.337.523.310.55.74.111.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)1952363931434640492260
SRP as P (μg/L)1-1111411--
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)0.651.060.860.810.840.830.760.720.840.631.02
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)16161616178742----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)2.11.21.71.12.39.67.1----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.120.120.120.120.120.120.120.120.130.190.12
TN:TP ratio3420272230201720223462
pH8.88.98.88.78.68.68.78.38.58.57.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)15014714913114513012889129128137
Silica as Si (mg/L)-----1.642.150.881.05--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)4.614.994.805.525.456.644.587.898.65--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)13214333423
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)27453654223
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)210665886736
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*3763455451576042394354
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*4462565956666154484454
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*4761565753585957604963
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       

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