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Report Year: 2011
Silver Lake (Worth), Worth County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/8/20117/26/20119/7/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)1.81.81.71.81.71.81.61.71.62.21.91.41.92.0
Thermocline Depth (m)NilNilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.10.20.40.20.20.30.20.30.30.20.50.20.50.3
Temperature(oC)24.729.222.025.322.323.824.020.525.123.922.924.724.323.8
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.315.612.811.69.39.513.613.29.210.410.29.613.311.6
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)76204146141.9106.5111.8161.3146.0111.7123.5119.8117.6161.4137.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)270.0220.0190.0226.7236.7256.7244.9267.6308.0254.3315.7339.7238.1271.2
Turbidity (NTU)118.359.129.468.934.030.7125.868.943.1237.346.087.351.186.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)130.275.151.885.760.851.7107.779.5285.4101.519.964.032.869.0
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)358.2168.0103.3209.8195.5138.7237157177186182198122-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9<1<1<11.42.01.6--
TKN (mg/L)2.33.92.434---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.10.10.1----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----2.61.962.171.242.443.581.981.562.22
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)263.19<145<145<145170<130<26536748----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)25<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130710717----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5-0.220.120.210.270.420.230.170.31
TN:TP ratio-----191014613201114-
pH8.39.59.69.19.29.39.49.38.89.38.58.99.38.4
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)1331007410310411312412312910710012097122
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------5.226.524.487.38--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)9.25<7.69.419101418.8419.3717.4519.1419.2022.16--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)489<5191510251932131391318
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)9244305542234541413521311347
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)14053317557347961724835293465
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*9681758281778578808369816979
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*7873697471697774867660716572
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*89787181807583777980798073-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
Water Column Profiles
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