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Report Year: 2011
Three Mile Lake, Union County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/13/20118/1/20119/12/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)9.413.310.811.213.011.613.512.215.113.914.114.013.412.3
Thermocline Depth (m)7.22.88.5N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.70.70.90.80.91.11.21.21.41.61.82.12.51.7
Temperature(oC)20.829.122.924.323.820.623.224.222.922.522.422.822.524.6
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)6.38.27.17.26.44.86.98.07.010.48.18.37.86.2
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)711078286.675.653.779.794.381.4121.190.396.390.674.6
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)260.0220.0240.0240.0253.3263.3268.9311.9300.8385.9306.2286.4267.2302.0
Turbidity (NTU)12.119.614.915.59.18.47.58.38.58.912.66.83.96.3
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)11.738.950.033.523.717.313.323.234.521.716.38.59.98.2
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)30.739.236.335.437.138.233273637454846-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9<1<1<11.01.2<1--
TKN (mg/L)1.81.1<0.51<0.5---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.10.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.22.131.171.321.201.131.001.701.18
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)179.24<145<145<145<136<130<26<266443----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)4<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130-1053----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.35<0.4<0.40<0.5-1.290.230.520.340.300.140.900.14
TN:TP ratio-----3463464237282340-
pH7.88.88.28.28.48.78.58.38.28.48.28.17.87.3
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)10692809310410811213012412010112896136
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------2.082.021.591.73--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.26.344.927.627.1710.357.74--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)6<5<5<5<4<435424223
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<811<8<8<9<856554422
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)1014<699889678645
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*6565626461595758555351494752
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*5567696562595661656158525351
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*54575656565755525656596059-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
Water Column Profiles
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