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Ball

 

Steuben County

1989

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1989-07-18
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
1989
20.1
1.4
24
8
99
8.5
7.3
425
370
249
260
0.01
0.018
0.29
0.061
2.679
2.895
0.048
1.363
2.296
2.257
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)
26
24.7
24
21.5
17.5
13.4
11.9
10.1
8.2
7.2
7
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.1
6
6
5.9
5.9
DO (mg/L)
9.2
7.1
5.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.8
2
2.6
2.5
2.9
2.5
1.8
1.1
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 79
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 29
 
          Carlson TSI: 71
                    Indiana TSI: 23
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 240   Greens (#/L): 8   Diatoms (#/L): 328   Other Algae (#/L): 40   Rotifers (#/L): 210   Zooplankton (#/L): 2
 
 

1992

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1992-08-18
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
1992
20.1
1.2
19
10
101.42
7.6
7.1
411
431
164
223
0.01
0.071
0.061
0.161
2.22
0.862
0.037
0.905
0.69
0.23
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)
22.3
22.9
22.7
22.7
22.5
21
19
15.9
12.9
10
8.9
7.3
6.8
6.3
6.1
6.1
6.1
6
6
6
5.9
DO (mg/L)
9
8.9
8.7
8.2
0.1
0
0
0
0.2
1.3
2.4
1.8
0.3
0.05
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 52.9
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 8
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 24
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 176   Greens (#/L): 393   Diatoms (#/L): 915   Other Algae (#/L): 262   Rotifers (#/L): 396   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1997

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1997-08-04
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
1997
20.1
0.9
25
10
148
8.78
7.41
390
370
216.8
154.8
0.01
0.241
0.079
0.44
11.16
1.713
0.561
0.018
0.84
1.158
1.6
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)
26.5
26.3
26
25
23.9
20.7
17.1
16.2
13.6
11.8
10.4
9.4
8.8
8
7.2
7
6.8
6.5
6.3
6.2
6.1
DO (mg/L)
12
12.2
12
5.6
2.7
0
0
0
0
0.3
0.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 94
 
          Carlson TSI: 61
                    Indiana TSI: 46
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 47709   Greens (#/L): 807   Diatoms (#/L): 1138   Other Algae (#/L): 497   Rotifers (#/L): 559   Zooplankton (#/L): 70.7
 
 

2002

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2002-08-05
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
2002
20.1
1.2
59
13
113
8.5
7.8
420
330
157
193
0.01
0.021
0.05
0.341
7.47
0.658
0.456
0.056
1.3
0.886
1.206
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)
29.2
28.8
28.7
28.3
25.9
22
18.3
13.4
11
10
9.4
8.5
8
7.7
7.2
6.8
6.4
6
5.8
5.6
5.6
DO (mg/L)
9.1
9
8.8
8.2
4.2
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.8
1.3
1
1
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 15
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 15
 
          Carlson TSI: 56
                    Indiana TSI: 23
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 500   Greens (#/L): 67   Diatoms (#/L): 1966   Other Algae (#/L): 267   Rotifers (#/L): 466   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

2009

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2009-07-06
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
2009
19.5
1.5
11.15
10.49
110
8.5
7.4
405.3
229
176
154.5
0.01
0.159
0.015
0.247
12.17
1.49
1.391
0.018
0.399
0.897
1.114
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)
22.7
22.6
22.4
21.9
21.6
21.1
18.2
13.5
11.3
9.4
8.3
7.7
7.3
7
6.9
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.3
DO (mg/L)
9.4
9.6
9.5
8.8
7.6
5.9
0.9
0
1.3
2.4
3.1
3
3.3
1.3
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 56.41
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 44.5
 
          Carlson TSI: 51
                    Indiana TSI: 24
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2652   Greens (#/L): 152   Diatoms (#/L): 2311   Other Algae (#/L): 341   Rotifers (#/L): 492   Zooplankton (#/L): 8.6
 
 

2011

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2011-08-01
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
2011
18.9
1.6
9.3
9.5
138.5
8.7
7.6
386.5
290.8
161
194
0.01
0.199
0.017
0.239
4.93
0.414343
1.46813
0.018
0.421556
0.8122805
1.234707
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)
29.1
29.1
29.1
28.9
26.8
22.9
17.4
14.4
11.3
9.9
9.1
8.5
8.1
7.8
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.1
7
DO (mg/L)
10.6
10.7
10.6
10.5
7.7
0.1
0
1
1.2
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 58.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 94.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 72.4
          Carlson TSI: 48
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1670776   Greens (#/L): 617461   Diatoms (#/L): 18161   Other Algae (#/L): 0   Rotifers (#/L): 14   Zooplankton (#/L): 21.4
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 34202   Greens (cells/L): 2070   Diatoms (cells/L): 18   Other Algae (cells/L): 0   Rotifers (cells/L): 0.01   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0.02
 
 

 

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)