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Report Year: 2011
Thayer Lake, Union County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/13/20118/1/20119/12/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)2.11.91.92.02.12.1--2.42.32.32.32.42.4
Thermocline Depth (m)1.7NilNilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.51.11.00.80.60.4--0.40.20.40.40.70.6
Temperature(oC)21.630.323.025.024.624.1--25.322.924.327.124.226.5
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.78.810.08.58.27.4--10.58.28.410.18.17.1
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)77117117103.498.887.4--129.696.398.4127.399.387.9
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)240.0210.0210.0220.0260.0240.0--318.8298.6330.9363.3222.9316.4
Turbidity (NTU)21.38.17.912.424.027.0--320.6135.949.123.140.6133.0
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)31.721.611.121.515.524.3--101.773.126.817.924.611.1
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)94.177.566.879.5114.797.4--10017813084139-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9--<116.28.03.3--
TKN (mg/L)2.21.22.62<0.5---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.10.10.1----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.0--1.761.591.431.161.531.43
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145<136<130--<26211----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130--117----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5---0.780.320.250.390.200.12
TN:TP ratio-----10--189121512-
pH7.78.48.88.38.18.6--8.48.28.08.48.27.8
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)101917087107106--1251229014584126
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------6.1811.604.312.99--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.699--9.6010.8412.1310.49--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)118<581010--12482681315
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<8<8<8<8<99--1016117513
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)19158141819--226436151828
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*725960626873--738175736467
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*646154615762--767363596254
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*706765677370--7179746875-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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