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Report Year: 2011
Little Wall Lake, Hamilton County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/6/20117/25/20119/6/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.53.43.23.43.83.73.82.33.72.32.21.21.81.7
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.40.40.40.40.30.30.40.30.40.30.30.50.20.4
Temperature(oC)23.728.221.124.323.025.224.723.526.223.322.824.523.825.0
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)7.09.48.68.38.88.78.77.27.710.110.07.79.99.0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)821209699.7101.2105.3107.284.694.8118.9115.192.0114.5108.9
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)420.0420.0410.0416.7406.7420.0517.5516.4507.3447.2463.5634.6418.6446.6
Turbidity (NTU)22.233.224.026.514.319.129.736.921.2268.027.523.161.732.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)18.880.234.144.318.631.731.550.272.653.221.728.4113.944.1
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)74.471.763.369.880.489.069928410810083253-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9<1<1<1<11.82.2--
TKN (mg/L)<0.53.61.521---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.30.30.3----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.91.502.790.731.812.362.520.662.65
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)675.39<145<145226<136<130<2619419145----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)29<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<1303242819----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5-0.220.140.340.670.191.700.280.29
TN:TP ratio-----22213181824313-
pH7.98.48.68.38.68.98.58.58.59.19.08.68.78.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)178175135163156160217201181163132184165188
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------6.629.706.297.12--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)13.099.1110.6911121515.3021.9227.7222.9823.4431.38--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)107<56<427613101114183820
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)1129222135<813244033251510224
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)21362226383418405044403314144
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*7572727376767275747775728674
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5974656859646469737061637768
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*66666465676965696872716884-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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