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Report Year: 2011
Windmill Lake, Taylor County
Summary Data Table
Parameter6/14/20118/1/20119/12/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)4.24.04.34.24.54.5--5.05.05.05.05.04.9
Thermocline Depth (m)Nil2.72.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)0.20.40.40.30.30.4--0.90.71.11.10.60.4
Temperature(oC)21.329.924.425.224.624.2--24.622.924.426.224.126.2
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)7.09.611.29.36.77.0--10.07.010.88.57.09.9
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)79127135113.679.882.8--120.181.2130.5104.981.4122.6
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)270.0220.0240.0243.3230.0243.3--270.1292.5278.9220.4190.2194.1
Turbidity (NTU)67.728.639.645.335.939.0--52.6128.4118.725.638.744.4
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)44.453.850.849.739.228.3--196.626.620.4131.065.739.5
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)101.682.289.891.2102.789.5--10210394113162-
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11<8<9--2.327.13.41.9--
TKN (mg/L)2.11.40.81<0.5---------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.20.20.20.2----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)-----1.5--1.251.421.141.941.552.07
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)469.60<145<145148152208--3992----
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)10<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL<130--117----
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.4<0.5---0.170.160.120.160.330.12
TN:TP ratio-----17--1214151710-
pH7.78.58.88.38.38.2--8.68.28.48.38.28.0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)121968710296106--12712892917994
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------3.115.063.793.68--
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.677--5.697.2211.6311.05--
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)47719251522--138471010
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)111512131111--1167141212
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)592231372634--251411152222
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*837572767873--626658586772
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*687069696763--826360787267
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*716869697169--7171707278-
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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