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Report Year: 2011
Briggs Woods Lake, Hamilton County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/6/20117/25/20119/6/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)8.99.18.98.99.18.6--9.09.09.28.68.79.1
Thermocline Depth (m)4.32.32.7N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)4.01.00.71.91.52.7--3.41.21.52.51.71.8
Temperature(oC)22.528.422.324.424.225.7--25.521.820.724.422.725.4
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)10.58.79.19.411.09.2--14.217.014.611.015.510.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)121112105112.6130.6113.6--174.2193.2164.0133.6180.5131.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)340.0260.0270.0290.0296.7320.0--600.3538.4541.0645.6514.4393.1
Turbidity (NTU)0.64.69.95.09.37.4--8.59.613.23.49.15.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)10.044.028.327.422.115.7--37.563.123.620.16.414.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)39.163.685.862.867.445.5--428212232170-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9--<1<1<1<1--
TKN (mg/L)0.62.22.521---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.2--13.6512.6510.9813.3715.153.85
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145<136<130--18255----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130--2114----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.50<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5---13.1411.639.2714.1316.122.41
TN:TP ratio-----32--385159219501171-
pH8.79.47.88.69.08.9--8.38.88.48.58.37.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)150122106126135134--205167121178142143
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------10.5610.466.718.08--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)8.33<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.2--5.694.917.727.18--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)<5<5<5<5<44--217133
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<8<8<8<8<9<8--657243
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)<6710786--9714466
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*406165515446--425855475252
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*536863636158--667162604956
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*576468646559--5868735478-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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