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Report Year: 2011
Badger Creek Lake, Madison County
Summary Data Table
Parameter5/23/20117/11/20118/22/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.35.15.85.45.95.6--6.06.16.16.55.46.1
Thermocline Depth (m)4.43.1NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.70.60.30.50.50.7--0.70.20.70.61.20.5
Temperature(oC)19.828.025.824.524.723.9--26.124.023.925.623.723.9
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.312.23.58.311.56.7--10.612.49.17.013.04.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1021554399.8139.078.9--131.6148.6110.386.3152.657.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)290.0290.0280.0286.7356.7283.3--269.5242.7284.4325.6248.6286.0
Turbidity (NTU)4.313.221.613.08.446.4--36.490.054.531.733.426.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)40.0118.054.270.753.835.3--159.380.223.062.367.234.5
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)140.685.7194.0140.1110.8140.3--263282355294204-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<1120.820.819.226.7--277.9181.8336.5250.8--
TKN (mg/L)0.52.01.61<0.5---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----2.0--2.032.882.481.501.681.80
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)219.44<145<145<145<136<130--59186----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)20<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130--1515----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)2.373.18<0.421---0.721.210.700.160.210.20
TN:TP ratio-----14--171112615-
pH8.48.78.28.48.68.6--9.19.29.08.58.47.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)129129120126125127--1219686131108149
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------5.9810.575.655.77--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.2--6.976.6412.0211.15--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)<5121810628--82381095
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)119<8<8<9<8--2228211095
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)122021181435--305128191911
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*666976707065--668664675871
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*677770727066--807461717265
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*756880757275--8485898681-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
Water Column Profiles
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