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Report Year: 2011
Lost Island Lake, Palo Alto County
Summary Data Table
Parameter5/31/20117/18/20118/29/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)3.93.83.53.74.03.93.93.94.13.84.03.83.83.7
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.80.60.60.60.70.50.40.50.50.50.40.31.80.4
Temperature(oC)19.427.923.423.624.221.722.922.022.721.521.420.022.724.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)10.610.78.810.19.69.69.310.99.39.09.58.510.79.6
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)115137104118.5114.3107.7108.3124.1107.7101.6108.292.6124.8114.6
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)380.0370.0330.0360.0386.7403.3423.4421.1453.2449.5428.7426.3426.8492.6
Turbidity (NTU)17.921.434.424.69.214.929.445.133.564.428.772.436.137.9
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)35.046.763.948.521.616.029.837.343.232.019.738.526.429.4
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)57.785.896.680.081.097.77679657675102109-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9<11.3<12.5<13.7--
TKN (mg/L)1.0<0.52.011---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.31.071.771.741.571.281.682.152.07
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)154.63<145<145<145<136243<2642<2666----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)16<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<1302425----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5-0.150.130.270.160.140.220.310.23
TN:TP ratio-----1313232921181824-
pH8.58.48.68.58.88.78.68.68.58.68.58.38.28.3
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)184174149169170185183186228178135186167165
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------8.833.263.283.29--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.671011.4010.3612.3013.1514.0913.78--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)686688795910151119
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<810129101612211114131297
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)1317181618252329192423272026
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6467696766707370707173775272
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*6568716961586466686560666364
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*63687067687067676467667172-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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