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Report Year: 2011
Lake Anita, Cass County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/15/20118/2/20119/13/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)8.49.78.48.89.49.68.87.3--8.98.68.08.5
Thermocline Depth (m)Nil1.6NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)2.10.60.71.10.61.01.00.9--1.40.81.00.9
Temperature(oC)21.330.922.124.824.723.725.224.9--23.325.223.325.3
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.310.33.47.39.213.011.67.2--8.09.68.28.8
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)931393990.2112.0155.2140.386.3--93.7120.690.9106.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)300.0230.0260.0263.3260.0260.0297.8329.6--286.0289.7243.9274.0
Turbidity (NTU)3.726.97.312.612.912.516.211.8--17.120.025.814.2
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)14.155.048.639.236.928.348.638.3--18.855.158.017.2
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)52.471.481.468.462.156.96755--676149-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9<1<1--2.41.6--
TKN (mg/L)0.60.71.111---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----0.90.781.54--1.201.161.381.12
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145<136<130<26<26------
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130-20------
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5-0.120.38--0.120.120.150.31
TN:TP ratio-----141332--191933-
pH8.29.17.88.48.68.68.78.5--8.48.38.17.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)1339386104110108120116--83106107120
Silica as Si (mg/L)----------1.081.62--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.26.817.36--9.679.47--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)<5<5<5<5<4<424--63712
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<81789<9986--81068
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)<61710109121010--14141313
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5067665867606161--55636062
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5770696766636966--59707059
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*6166686564626562--656360-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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