Clean Lakes Program: Barton - Steuben County

 

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Indiana Clean Lakes Program Lake Report

Barton

  

Steuben County

1989

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1989-07-11
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
9.1
3.7
35
29
104
7.5
6.9
650
460
189
209
0.01
0.01
0.078
0.089
0.76
0.669
0.205
0.832
0.981
1.439
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
28
25.2
24.3
22.1
18
14
12
11.2
DO (mg/L)
8.1
7.9
8.8
8.9
7.8
7.3
4.8
0.3
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 17
  
          Carlson TSI: 54
                    Indiana TSI: 12
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 320   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 29   Other Algae (#/L): 1269   Rotifers (#/L): 232   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1992

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1992-08-03
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
9.1
2.8
50
25
99.07
7.8
6.9
510
500
148
174
0.01
0.01
0.013
0.016
0.585
0.556
0.073
0.75
0.593
0.471
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)
23.1
22.9
22.6
22.3
22
21.8
19.7
16.2
13.5
11.9
DO (mg/L)
8.6
8.5
8.3
8.1
7.8
7.4
4.1
0.4
1.4
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 87.9
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 9
  
          Carlson TSI: 43
                    Indiana TSI: 10
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 807   Greens (#/L): 433   Diatoms (#/L): 7073   Other Algae (#/L): 434   Rotifers (#/L): 286   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1997

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1997-07-29
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
9.1
3.5
48
29
114.3
8.21
7.41
530
480
136.6
187
0.01
0.01
0.094
0.01
1.44
0.036
0.058
0.018
0.507
0.727
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)
26.5
26.5
26.5
26.5
26.1
25.5
22.8
19.1
15.9
14
13
DO (mg/L)
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
8.9
9.2
11.6
10.4
5.8
0.2
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 87.5
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 32
  
          Carlson TSI: 49
                    Indiana TSI: 8
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 475   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 52   Other Algae (#/L): 890   Rotifers (#/L): 45   Zooplankton (#/L): 13.6
 
 

2002

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2002-07-08
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
9.1
3.7
46
22
107.6
8.3
7.8
680
483
174.5
193
0.01
0.01
0.059
0.056
0.47
0.096
0.031
0.097
0.589
0.765
1.188
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)
28.7
28.7
28.6
28
26.7
23.1
19.2
15.4
13.1
11.9
11.1
DO (mg/L)
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.4
9.7
10.6
9.8
3.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 65.6
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 4
  
          Carlson TSI: 42
                    Indiana TSI: 13
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1256   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 264   Other Algae (#/L): 28287   Rotifers (#/L): 132   Zooplankton (#/L): 53.4
 
 

2009

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2009-06-29
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
9.14
3.3
6.81
13.5
102.2
8
7.6
528
578
176
193
0.01
0.01
0.025
0.023
1.74
0.124
0.11
0.145
0.488
0.759
1.125
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)
25.7
25.8
25.8
25.8
25.7
22.5
20.5
17.3
13.9
12
11.1
DO (mg/L)
7.7
7
8.3
8.3
8.2
7.5
6.1
6
5
2.4
1.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 87.52
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 7.4
  
          Carlson TSI: 43
                    Indiana TSI: 8
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 326   Greens (#/L): 843   Diatoms (#/L): 2146   Other Algae (#/L): 937   Rotifers (#/L): 96   Zooplankton (#/L): 55.7
 
 

 

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)