Clean Lakes Program: Bass - Starke County

 

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Bass

 

Starke County

1995

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1995-08-07
Year
Max Depth
(m)
Secchi
(m)
Light 3'
(%)
1% Light Level
(ft)
DO @5'
(%)
pH
Epi
pH
Hypo
Cond
Epi
Cond
Hypo
Alk
Epi
Alk
Hypo
SRP
Epi
SRP
Hypo
TP
Epi
TP
Hypo
Chl-a
(ug/L)
NO3
Epi
NO3
Hypo
NH3
Epi
NH3
Hypo
TKN
Epi
TKN
Hypo
1995
6.1
0.6
28
9
108
8.65
7.35
228
288
72
98
0.012
0.018
0.042
0.108
6.06
0.022
0.022
0.018
0.559
1.357
3.487
Depth (m)
 0 
 1 
1.5
 2 
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Temp (oC)
29
29
28.9
28.8
27.3
26.9
25.2
23.2
DO (mg/L)
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.2
5.5
1.7
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 86
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 24
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 20
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 5780   Greens (#/L): 984   Diatoms (#/L): 15953   Other Algae (#/L): 70   Rotifers (#/L): 1546   Zooplankton (#/L): 51.2
 
 

1999

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1999-07-27
Year
Max Depth
(m)
Secchi
(m)
Light 3'
(%)
1% Light Level
(ft)
DO @5'
(%)
pH
Epi
pH
Hypo
Cond
Epi
Cond
Hypo
Alk
Epi
Alk
Hypo
SRP
Epi
SRP
Hypo
TP
Epi
TP
Hypo
Chl-a
(ug/L)
NO3
Epi
NO3
Hypo
NH3
Epi
NH3
Hypo
TKN
Epi
TKN
Hypo
1999
6.1
0.7
21
8
107.3
8.4
7.3
249
246
75
80
0.015
0.015
0.053
0.071
21.36
0.022
0.022
0.018
0.018
0.74
0.948
Depth (m)
 0 
 1 
1.5
 2 
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Temp (oC)
31.8
31.8
31.5
31.3
29.3
28.7
27.3
DO (mg/L)
8.38
8.23
8.17
8.02
6.69
4.58
0.17
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 73
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 70
 
          Carlson TSI: 62
                    Indiana TSI: 27
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2295   Greens (#/L): 427   Diatoms (#/L): 162   Other Algae (#/L): 142   Rotifers (#/L): 244   Zooplankton (#/L): 15.7
 
 

2004

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-08-16
Year
Max Depth
(m)
Secchi
(m)
Light 3'
(%)
1% Light Level
(ft)
DO @5'
(%)
pH
Epi
pH
Hypo
Cond
Epi
Cond
Hypo
Alk
Epi
Alk
Hypo
SRP
Epi
SRP
Hypo
TP
Epi
TP
Hypo
Chl-a
(ug/L)
NO3
Epi
NO3
Hypo
NH3
Epi
NH3
Hypo
TKN
Epi
TKN
Hypo
2004
7.3
0.6
40
10.2
115
8.9
8.4
228
223
86
90
0.01
0.01
0.041
0.055
13.67
0.013
0.013
0.036
3.906
0.942
1.986
Depth (m)
 0 
 1 
1.5
 2 
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Temp (oC)
23
22.7
22.2
21.5
20.6
20.4
20.3
20.3
20.3
DO (mg/L)
9.9
9.9
10.1
10.2
8.5
6.8
6.4
6.5
6.5
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 60.2
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 31
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 8136   Greens (#/L): 1471   Diatoms (#/L): 3589   Other Algae (#/L): 223   Rotifers (#/L): 89   Zooplankton (#/L): 17.5
 
 

2008

         
Sample Location: Site 1
Sample Date: 2008-07-22
Year
Max Depth
(m)
Secchi
(m)
Light 3'
(%)
1% Light Level
(ft)
DO @5'
(%)
pH
Epi
pH
Hypo
Cond
Epi
Cond
Hypo
Alk
Epi
Alk
Hypo
SRP
Epi
SRP
Hypo
TP
Epi
TP
Hypo
Chl-a
(ug/L)
NO3
Epi
NO3
Hypo
NH3
Epi
NH3
Hypo
TKN
Epi
TKN
Hypo
2008
6.4
1.2
13.4
10.2
74.2
8.1
240
245
102
0.01
0.05
15.49
0.014
0.227
1.094
Depth (m)
 0 
 1 
1.5
 2 
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Temp (oC)
27.3
27.3
27.3
27.3
27.2
27.1
27.1
27.1
DO (mg/L)
6.6
6.3
5.8
5.2
4.2
3.1
2.2
2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 14.7
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 24
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 8822   Greens (#/L): 5453   Diatoms (#/L): 42504   Other Algae (#/L): 3047   Rotifers (#/L): 241   Zooplankton (#/L): 15.9
 
 

2008

         
Sample Location: Site 2
Sample Date: 2008-07-22
Year
Max Depth
(m)
Secchi
(m)
Light 3'
(%)
1% Light Level
(ft)
DO @5'
(%)
pH
Epi
pH
Hypo
Cond
Epi
Cond
Hypo
Alk
Epi
Alk
Hypo
SRP
Epi
SRP
Hypo
TP
Epi
TP
Hypo
Chl-a
(ug/L)
NO3
Epi
NO3
Hypo
NH3
Epi
NH3
Hypo
TKN
Epi
TKN
Hypo
2008
7.01
1.1
16.7
10.5
88.9
8.1
8
239
241
101
102
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.05
12.18
0.013
0.013
0.192
0.205
1.24
1.237
Depth (m)
 0 
 1 
1.5
 2 
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Temp (oC)
27.6
27.4
27.3
27.2
27.1
27.1
26.7
DO (mg/L)
7.3
6.9
6.8
6.8
7.1
7.1
6.8
6.5
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 36.6
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 18
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 7575   Greens (#/L): 1984   Diatoms (#/L): 7033   Other Algae (#/L): 3306   Rotifers (#/L): 781   Zooplankton (#/L): 4.3
 
 

2008

         
Sample Location: Site 3
Sample Date: 2008-07-22
Year
Max Depth
(m)
Secchi
(m)
Light 3'
(%)
1% Light Level
(ft)
DO @5'
(%)
pH
Epi
pH
Hypo
Cond
Epi
Cond
Hypo
Alk
Epi
Alk
Hypo
SRP
Epi
SRP
Hypo
TP
Epi
TP
Hypo
Chl-a
(ug/L)
NO3
Epi
NO3
Hypo
NH3
Epi
NH3
Hypo
TKN
Epi
TKN
Hypo
2008
5.79
1.1
18.5
10.5
95.4
8.1
241
241
104
0.01
0.062
21.34
0.013
0.222
1.271
Depth (m)
 0 
 1 
1.5
 2 
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Temp (oC)
27.5
27.4
26.7
26.6
26.3
26.1
26.1
DO (mg/L)
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.2
7
6.8
6.8
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 25.5
 
          Carlson TSI: 61
                    Indiana TSI: 19
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 4247   Greens (#/L): 1262   Diatoms (#/L): 9510   Other Algae (#/L): 1539   Rotifers (#/L): 82   Zooplankton (#/L): 12.2
 
 

 

In 2011 CLP changed plankton sampling methods, thus the Indiana TSI is no longer calculated.
Epi
Epilimnion
Alk
Alkalinity (mg CaCO3/L)
DO
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
NH3
Ammonia (mg-N/L)
SRP
Soluable Reactive Phosphorus (mg-P/L)
Hypo
Hypolimnion
Chl-a
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L)
Light 3'
Percent light penetration at 3ft
NO3
Nitrate (mg-N/L)
TP
Total Phosphorus (mg-P/L)
   
Cond
Conductivity
1% Light Level
Depth of the 1% light level (ft)
TKN
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (mg-N/L)
Temp
Temperature (oC)