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Report Year: 2011
Lake Iowa, Iowa County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/20/20118/8/20119/19/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)7.97.37.97.77.48.1--8.08.48.58.88.47.7
Thermocline Depth (m)5.53.16.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.80.60.80.70.60.6--2.52.40.81.11.31.1
Temperature(oC)20.728.818.322.624.123.1--25.423.225.026.622.926.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.410.25.27.910.88.6--11.79.09.59.29.110.7
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)941325593.8129.5100.7--142.2105.8114.1113.8104.8132.3
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)290.0240.0270.0266.7263.3246.7--272.3321.2256.8364.5235.0236.4
Turbidity (NTU)11.424.613.616.512.926.0--13.85.120.712.217.756.1
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)38.838.347.641.622.649.7--158.044.533.820.926.526.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)52.556.9127.278.986.7101.9--4260666080-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9--<1<11.01.0--
TKN (mg/L)1.32.52.122---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.7--1.322.491.481.122.351.58
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145752.54271198<130--96153----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL19<PQL<PQL<130--3317----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5---0.210.550.180.260.910.13
TN:TP ratio-----17--3444222329-
pH8.38.97.98.38.68.7--8.98.68.88.68.37.9
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)11398101104112104--99118749383151
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------2.764.373.022.73--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.47--9.105.6612.009.30--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)6<5<5<5<48--1315354
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<8<88<8<914--1399555
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)1171091122--14914997
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*646964656768--474764585759
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*666668676169--806865606363
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*616274676971--5863656367-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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