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Report Year: 2011
Rock Creek Lake, Jasper County
Summary Data Table
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Lake Depth (m)4.74.64.24.54.84.75.04.95.05.15.04.95.35.1
Thermocline Depth (m)2.3NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)1.40.60.60.90.60.70.80.71.00.80.90.71.41.2
Temperature(oC)23.326.717.822.623.823.225.926.225.322.224.726.723.525.4
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)8.95.610.88.410.78.09.49.910.39.89.88.512.68.0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1057011395.9126.993.2116.6121.5125.6112.8116.8105.2148.497.5
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)380.0280.0300.0320.0360.0356.7361.5360.0374.6392.4389.9388.4343.8309.5
Turbidity (NTU)4.816.939.420.411.115.116.789.829.123.419.217.114.012.6
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)9.212.675.232.323.132.724.236.087.925.430.326.828.614.8
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)28.0105.9122.385.473.679.2681237175575969-
SRP as P (μg/L)<1128.7<11<11<828.6<1109.344.74.53.81.8--
TKN (mg/L)<0.5<0.51.512---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----2.44.703.334.005.784.423.346.892.23
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145179<130118<2620388----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<1301631614----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)5.51<0.4<0.422-3.822.142.914.683.372.576.080.62
TN:TP ratio-----3570528484926399-
pH8.28.68.98.68.38.68.58.68.38.68.48.38.47.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)168128108135160155149144151144110143140141
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------5.275.612.963.17--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.23.603.682.983.186.499.27--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)5151010912977139954
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<89148<9<897467844
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)7232518151818151218161698
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*5668676268656465606362655657
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5255736561656266756264636357
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*52717368666765746666636365-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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