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Report Year: 2011
Badger Lake, Webster County
Summary Data Table
Parameter5/17/20116/28/20118/17/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.85.04.74.84.94.8-5.15.15.25.15.15.15.2
Thermocline Depth (m)3.00.51.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.00.61.10.91.01.3-0.51.31.21.40.71.10.8
Temperature(oC)15.420.527.721.218.522.2-19.019.821.019.421.621.222.0
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)12.110.318.813.77.912.1-14.811.011.311.712.810.010.2
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)121115238158.082.3137.8-159.7121.4130.3127.0145.5109.5122.6
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)630.0590.0430.0550.0623.3603.3-648.7676.2585.6720.7644.4750.8699.0
Turbidity (NTU)5.26.26.86.16.24.3-223.216.744.199.617.416.147.3
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)14.014.825.418.08.217.3-58.746.711.013.484.811.96.4
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)39.5108.279.675.8153.349.7-455410946104111-
SRP as P (μg/L)<1153.1<11<1181.5<9-<1<1<1<11.0--
TKN (mg/L)<0.50.62.01<0.5---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.40.40.30.4----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----7.6-14.2612.7112.8115.6612.2415.8412.72
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145150<130-<265742----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130-021----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)8.699.843.1278--16.3511.7812.1514.7611.9216.7111.47
TN:TP ratio-----170-318318239455208247-
pH8.38.08.88.38.08.4-8.28.28.38.28.58.07.7
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)271238169226254244-209212168201205219176
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------10.1411.2211.2212.13--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.2-3.384.4414.825.829.44--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)510<555<4-15419661017
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<8<8<8<8<9<8-95741248
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)81571079-2492610181425
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*606759626056-72565856655862
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*565762595159-71685456745549
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*577267677760-596272597172-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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