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Report Year: 2011
Big Hollow Lake, Des Moines County
Summary Data Table
Parameter5/25/20117/13/20118/23/201120112010200920072006200520042003200220012000
Lake Depth (m)9.27.08.58.2----------
Thermocline Depth (m)2.31.82.4N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Secchi Disk Depth (m)2.61.00.31.3----------
Temperature(oC)21.727.626.625.3----------
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)11.915.816.214.6----------
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (%)135200202179.0----------
Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)490.0330.0370.0396.7----------
Turbidity (NTU)2.710.321.311.4----------
Chlorophyll a (μg/L)6.938.439.528.3----------
Total Phosphorus as P (μg/L)34.450.742.442.5----------
SRP as P (μg/L)<11<11<11<11----------
TKN (mg/L)<0.52.71.61----------
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L)0.30.20.20.3----------
Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L)--------------
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 + NH4+) as N (μg/L)<145<145<145<145----------
(Phenate)Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) as N (un-ionized)(μg/L)<PQL<PQL<PQL<PQL----------
Nitrate + Nitrite (NO3 + NO2) as N (mg/L)1.173.520.992----------
TN:TP ratio--------------
pH8.69.39.39.1----------
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L)132727493----------
Silica as Si (mg/L)--------------
Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)<7.6<7.6<7.6<7.6----------
Inorganic Suspended Solids (mg/L)<58<5<5----------
Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/L)<899<8----------
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)<6171311----------
Carlson Trophic State Index (Secchi)*46607656----------
Carlson Trophic State Index (Chl a)*50666763----------
Carlson Trophic State Index (TP)*55615858----------
*Index values generally range between 0 and 100, with increasing values indicating more eutrophic conditions.
       
 
 
 
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