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Report Year: 2011
Five Island Lake, Palo Alto County
Summary Data Table
Parameter5/31/20117/18/20118/29/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)5.15.85.55.56.05.85.95.66.26.36.05.25.95.4
Thermocline Depth (m)Nil4.0NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.50.50.30.40.40.50.40.50.60.70.50.61.40.8
Temperature(oC)19.828.223.723.923.221.923.724.224.622.621.923.323.224.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)10.19.510.09.98.17.37.48.99.99.79.68.38.88.4
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)111122119117.294.783.587.5106.5121.4112.6110.897.0103.4101.0
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)470.0400.0300.0390.0396.7436.7464.7498.8478.2452.0470.7476.5444.3418.8
Turbidity (NTU)14.420.741.125.419.222.741.255.228.232.429.730.235.214.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)39.177.1214.2110.262.520.738.034.095.545.430.832.017.423.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)58.980.4127.889.079.395.61256710476699479-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9<1<1<11.1<12.3--
TKN (mg/L)3.9<0.53.521---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.30.20.3----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.22.392.504.194.322.851.792.661.58
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145<136<13017237108103----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<1302031514----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)4.022.99<0.422-1.161.052.632.311.610.491.520.28
TN:TP ratio-----1323364454401963-
pH8.48.38.68.58.78.58.48.48.48.68.58.38.28.2
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)203161120161138165173190183140126163135180
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------3.553.232.353.25--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4820.145.906.7023.1412.2214.12--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)1816121511132512151115171012
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)915<8913102111151310978
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)2730152424234623302324261620
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6970797273707369696670695663
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6773837771606665756864655961
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*63677469677074657167657067-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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