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Report Year: 2011
White Oak Lake, Mahaska County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/20/20118/8/20119/19/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.94.64.44.64.64.8--5.35.25.24.84.95.2
Thermocline Depth (m)1.91.5NilN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.50.40.60.50.50.4--0.61.41.10.70.50.3
Temperature(oC)23.729.717.723.724.923.2--28.324.125.227.625.624.5
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)9.711.63.08.110.86.9--13.29.110.77.117.48.0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)1141533199.5131.780.6--169.8108.6131.889.8211.195.4
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)230.0220.0240.0230.0200.0253.3--279.8270.7269.0288.4216.1203.9
Turbidity (NTU)50.131.211.030.819.418.3--83.312.320.033.044.043.7
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)50.040.427.939.441.443.7--136.623.821.441.383.011.7
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)153.3148.498.6133.4121.1152.2--12583121115170-
SRP as P (μg/L)15.2<11<11<11<8<9--1.313.43.015.4--
TKN (mg/L)0.92.62.322---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.10.20.1----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.7--1.621.351.411.212.152.34
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145610.92220<136<130--5339----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL12<PQL<PQL<130--286----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)3.60<0.4<0.41<0.5---0.130.340.160.310.430.42
TN:TP ratio-----11--1317121413-
pH8.69.07.88.58.88.6--8.98.58.78.58.68.1
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)8179838182100--10289719493130
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------4.092.632.625.44--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6<6.47--6.7113.7812.7612.79--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)27<5<512817--3444516
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)1121<813910--1161110107
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)382510251727--141015141523
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*727467707072--675558646976
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*696763676768--796261677455
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*777670757377--7468737378-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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