Clean Lakes Program: Lime (Gage) - Steuben County

 

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Lime (Gage)

  

Steuben County

1992

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1992-07-19
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
1992
7.9
4
52
20
89.1
7.8
7.3
440
4.5
148.5
161.5
0.01
0.01
0.048
0.039
0.247
0.211
0.109
0.301
0.741
0.861
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)
24.2
24.2
24
24
23.8
22.9
19.3
15.7
12.8
12.2
DO (mg/L)
7.4
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.3
6.3
4.9
2
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 82.2
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 10
  
          Carlson TSI: 50
                    Indiana TSI: 5
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 301   Greens (#/L): 162   Diatoms (#/L): 1157   Other Algae (#/L): 1227   Rotifers (#/L): 103   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1997

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1997-08-18
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
1997
7.9
2.7
45
20
97.8
8.39
7.63
380
390
138.9
168.1
0.01
0.01
0.015
0.05
3.08
0.097
0.026
0.057
0.585
0.7
1.7
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
23.1
22.9
22.3
22
20.1
16.2
DO (mg/L)
8.3
8.42
8.3
8.4
8.3
7.4
6.35
0.7
0.15
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 38
  
          Carlson TSI: 44
                    Indiana TSI: 7
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1065   Greens (#/L): 170   Diatoms (#/L): 242   Other Algae (#/L): 1191   Rotifers (#/L): 90   Zooplankton (#/L): 8.8
 
 

2002

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2002-07-02
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
1.9
42
18
105.4
8.2
7.7
480
350
142
165
0.013
0.018
0.023
0.05
0.13
0.193
0.101
0.08
0.718
0.641
1.488
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)
30.2
30.2
30
28.9
25.6
20.9
16.5
14
13
DO (mg/L)
7.9
7.9
8
8
10.6
13.7
8.3
4.7
1.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 47
  
          Carlson TSI: 37
                    Indiana TSI: 7
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1252   Greens (#/L): 761   Diatoms (#/L): 150   Other Algae (#/L): 312   Rotifers (#/L): 138   Zooplankton (#/L): 56.3
 
 

2009

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2009-06-30
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
3.7
19.14
21.5
71
8.2
7.7
405.5
340.5
147.5
146
0.01
0.01
0.015
0.022
1.08
0.219
0.129
0.129
0.329
0.78
0.663
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)
24.4
24.5
24.5
24.5
24.2
23.8
20.8
18
14.9
DO (mg/L)
6.5
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.1
5.2
3.7
0.8
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 78.74
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 11.2
  
          Carlson TSI: 38
                    Indiana TSI: 5
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 608   Greens (#/L): 339   Diatoms (#/L): 110   Other Algae (#/L): 4118   Rotifers (#/L): 189   Zooplankton (#/L): 46.8
 
 

2012

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2012-06-25
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
2012
7.32
2.6
22.26
18.04
81.4
8
7.8
425.4
344.2
154
165
0.01
0.01
0.021
0.031
1.46
0.15
0.175
0.059
0.182
0.61
0.802
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
26.1
26.1
26.1
25.9
21.9
18.3
15.5
13.7
DO (mg/L)
6.82
6.92
6.74
6.87
6.57
5.69
4.66
1.38
0.05
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 71.43
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 86
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 26.4
           Carlson TSI: 44
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 43743   Greens (#/L): 32538   Diatoms (#/L): 65080   Other Algae (#/L): 24005   Rotifers (#/L): 37   Zooplankton (#/L): 38
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 1208   Greens (cells/L): 106   Diatoms (cells/L): 66   Other Algae (cells/L): 24   Rotifers (cells/L): 0   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0
 
 

 

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)