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Report Year: 2011
Volga Lake, Fayette County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/7/20117/26/20119/20/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)6.56.46.56.56.56.6--6.97.07.06.76.97.4
Thermocline Depth (m)1.22.1NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)2.70.30.61.20.60.8--1.00.80.40.94.32.4
Temperature(oC)25.228.017.423.522.324.4--25.723.223.025.723.823.9
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)13.217.11.910.79.611.4--9.614.310.612.213.18.3
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)16021819132.5111.8136.5--118.5168.3123.1151.5156.899.7
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)380.0310.0350.0346.7373.3340.0--335.0341.7309.2478.4369.8414.4
Turbidity (NTU)1.848.221.523.814.815.1--27.416.134.121.93.410.3
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)<5121.153.259.833.640.3--96.959.731.852.19.89.3
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)24.985.0115.375.089.184.4--9678928425-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9--11.11.21.72.5--
TKN (mg/L)1.03.32.922---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----2.0--1.025.521.831.853.353.82
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145992.18337285<130--10832----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL13<PQL<PQL<130--90----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)3.821.31<0.422---0.134.410.460.902.892.78
TN:TP ratio-----32--12732124222-
pH8.48.77.68.38.48.7--8.57.89.08.88.27.6
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)162121126136158140--1389377124116164
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------3.982.472.075.06--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.4<6.2--4.5410.657.118.02--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)<5<510<58<4--496242
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<818<89109--10913734
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)<61916131712--131819964
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*467769586963--606372623948
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*467870716567--757165695352
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*516873666968--7067696851-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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