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Report Year: 2011
Arbor Lake, Poweshiek County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/20/20118/8/20119/19/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.14.95.15.05.35.45.45.2-5.65.55.65.65.6
Thermocline Depth (m)3.41.94.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.20.50.60.70.61.30.70.9-1.31.10.61.41.2
Temperature(oC)22.527.817.622.623.823.526.625.9-22.825.025.422.924.4
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)11.814.88.511.716.38.512.813.0-13.310.99.611.910.0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)13618989137.9194.099.6159.3160.5-154.3133.5118.3138.3119.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)470.0480.0540.0496.7406.7506.7465.3606.3-450.5478.7401.5455.8349.7
Turbidity (NTU)12.126.516.218.313.57.919.7116.9-13.614.644.211.713.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)16.219.235.423.639.518.749.235.1-35.321.188.550.132.1
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)68.7128.1162.9119.9149.780.6163120-109137189156-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<1149.449.4<8<944.440.3-43.580.6122.2--
TKN (mg/L)<0.51.90.712---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.30.40.3----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.22.001.31-1.911.471.412.161.36
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)217.03<145292.17177<136<1309686-102----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)18<PQL10<PQL<PQL<130823-19----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.73<0.4<0.411-0.720.12-0.680.360.280.480.57
TN:TP ratio-----181411-2014817-
pH8.38.68.08.38.48.78.68.8-8.88.68.88.47.3
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)142176132150132147130145-1239296132128
Silica as Si (mg/L)---------6.044.036.40--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.24.767.01-3.758.768.34--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)813<5911774-462025
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<811<8811<887-661185
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)1424121721101611-101229910
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5870686467566561-5758695557
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5860666267596966-6660756965
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6574787376677873-72758077-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
Water Column Profiles
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