Clean Lakes Program: Bass - Steuben County

 

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Bass

 

Steuben County

1992

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1992-08-10
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
6.1
4.2
47
16.5
111.6
8.2
7.85
290
267
82
86
0.005
0.01
0.031
0.028
0.84
0.748
0.036
0.032
0.57
0.311
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)
26.8
26.8
24.9
23
22
20.8
19.8
DO (mg/L)
8.9
8.8
9.15
7.4
4.6
0.8
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 7
 
          Carlson TSI: 47
                    Indiana TSI: 5
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 166   Greens (#/L): 360   Diatoms (#/L): 221   Other Algae (#/L): 1434   Rotifers (#/L): 187   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1997

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1997-08-05
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
1997
6.1
3.1
50
16
80.9
7.62
6.9
309
309
101
106.2
0.01
0.01
0.064
0.062
1.87
0.048
0.051
0.018
0.018
0.578
0.88
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
26
25.8
25.4
25.1
24.5
21.5
DO (mg/L)
6.75
6.75
6.6
6.55
6.55
1.25
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 83.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 35
 
          Carlson TSI: 48
                    Indiana TSI: 9
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1402   Greens (#/L): 958   Diatoms (#/L): 264   Other Algae (#/L): 1305   Rotifers (#/L): 56   Zooplankton (#/L): 43.9
 
 

2008

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2008-08-11
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
2008
14.02
3.1
14.83
21.65
150.4
9.1
7.8
646
789
89
157
0.01
0.233
0.01
0.063
3.6
0.013
0.013
0.043
0.632
0.458
0.95
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)
27.4
27.23
27.01
26.9
26.73
26.69
26.34
24.82
20.45
17.37
14.82
13.45
12.02
11.11
10.41
DO (mg/L)
11.81
11.8
11.6
11.47
11.83
12.07
11.04
6.45
4.4
1.2
0.89
0.83
0.82
0.79
0.79
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 57.1
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 89.9
 
          Carlson TSI: 41
                    Indiana TSI: 25
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2206   Greens (#/L): 30   Diatoms (#/L): 39   Other Algae (#/L): 124   Rotifers (#/L): 39   Zooplankton (#/L): 15.6
 
 

 

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)