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Report Year: 2011
Lake of Three Fires, Taylor County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/14/20118/1/20119/12/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)6.66.46.46.56.46.6--6.67.83.63.93.84.0
Thermocline Depth (m)3.52.34.2N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.90.40.80.70.50.7--1.90.40.60.60.60.8
Temperature(oC)21.729.822.524.724.324.2--24.822.824.327.424.226.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.88.42.76.64.99.5--9.42.28.314.08.38.7
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1001113280.758.5113.0--113.125.598.9176.1101.2107.2
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)250.0200.0230.0226.7186.7196.7--267.2230.4287.5236.7195.8214.9
Turbidity (NTU)21.832.511.321.919.121.7--7.7104.818.414.031.226.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)51.095.820.755.923.744.7--29.48.126.837.927.623.2
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)63.0129.683.692.1175.1110.4--64118112152112-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<1160.8<9--<144.24.8<1--
TKN (mg/L)1.42.6<0.511---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.10.20.1----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----2.2--2.463.390.980.961.891.62
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145497.85197306<130--4053----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL8<PQL<PQL<130--41----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)0.98<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5---1.602.140.120.120.850.12
TN:TP ratio-----20--442991017-
pH8.88.87.58.48.19.3--8.17.68.28.67.77.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)1118283928388--104879411078124
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------4.0211.982.002.16--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)8.13<7.6<7.6<7.678--5.446.5210.468.31--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)<5<5<5<554--8371161313
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<817<8111010--5126848
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)11227131515--124917151822
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*627364666965--517567676764
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*697560706268--645163666361
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*647468697972--6473727772-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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