Clean Lakes Program: Beaver Dam - Steuben County

 

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Beaver Dam

  

Steuben County

1990

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1990-07-10
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
1990
7.9
2.1
36
18
107
8
6.2
410
405
189.8
250.7
0.008
0.01
0.026
0.039
0.791
0.363
0.054
1.726
0.987
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)
25.2
24.1
20.2
17.1
13.1
10.5
8.7
8
DO (mg/L)
8.9
8.7
5.4
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 50
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 10
  
          Carlson TSI: 50
                    Indiana TSI: 16
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 793   Greens (#/L): 14   Diatoms (#/L): 722   Other Algae (#/L): 4655   Rotifers (#/L): 1400   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1992

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1992-08-24
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
7.9
2.4
35
14.5
95.03
8.05
8.15
408
410
171
172
0.002
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.662
0.72
0.084
0.088
0.237
0.338
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)
25.5
24.5
22.5
21.9
20.5
16
13.1
12.8
DO (mg/L)
8.6
8.6
8
6.8
3.5
1
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 95.9
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 8
  
          Carlson TSI: 47
                    Indiana TSI: 7
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1088   Greens (#/L): 997   Diatoms (#/L): 816   Other Algae (#/L): 2901   Rotifers (#/L): 7324   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1997

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1997-08-19
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
7.9
3.4
46
18
75.8
8.03
7.73
402
425
196.9
216.2
0.005
0.005
0.015
0.04
1.62
0.361
0.176
0.202
0.629
0.7
1.3
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
22.8
22.3
22.3
22.1
22
20.4
17.1
14
DO (mg/L)
6.38
5.72
5.81
5.9
5.63
3.85
0.36
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 75
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 44
  
          Carlson TSI: 40
                    Indiana TSI: 7
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1121   Greens (#/L): 419   Diatoms (#/L): 331   Other Algae (#/L): 614   Rotifers (#/L): 29   Zooplankton (#/L): 19.6
 
 

2002

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2002-07-29
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
2002
7.9
2.7
28
17
88.6
8.1
7.8
510
410
212
225
0.011
0.012
0.024
0.033
1.79
0.644
0.398
0.085
0.469
0.967
1.362
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
26.9
26.8
26.5
25.4
23.4
20.4
14.9
12.6
DO (mg/L)
7.2
7.1
7.1
6.8
5
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.3
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 42.8
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 22
  
          Carlson TSI: 44
                    Indiana TSI: 13
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2230   Greens (#/L): 4057   Diatoms (#/L): 218   Other Algae (#/L): 3368   Rotifers (#/L): 368   Zooplankton (#/L): 65.1
 
 

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
7.62
2.1
15.09
13.94
108.5
8.1
7.6
472.6
398.4
212.5
227.7
0.01
0.01
0.018
0.031
4.37
1.092
0.985
0.056
0.616
0.342
1.362
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)
23.2
23.2
23.2
23
22
21.3
17.6
14.3
11.4
DO (mg/L)
9
9.1
9.1
9.3
8.6
6.3
0.8
0.05
0.01
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 52.49
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 31.8
  
          Carlson TSI: 47
                    Indiana TSI: 14
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 5468   Greens (#/L): 3070   Diatoms (#/L): 3405   Other Algae (#/L): 4700   Rotifers (#/L): 504   Zooplankton (#/L): 45.1
 
 

 

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)