Clean Lakes Program: Shaffer - White County

 

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Shaffer

  

White County

1991

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1991-08-13
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
1991
9.1
0.7
7.1
6
152.5
8.2
7.4
600
590
210
219.4
0.017
0.043
0.124
0.16
0.783
1.008
0.019
0.257
1.506
1.345
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
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
22.5
DO (mg/L)
13.8
13
12.6
11.4
8.4
6.1
5
3.6
2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 3
  
          Carlson TSI: 70
                    Indiana TSI: 25
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 227   Greens (#/L): 5759   Diatoms (#/L): 455   Other Algae (#/L): 0   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L): 217
 
 

1995

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1995-08-22
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
1995
9.1
0.5
13
18.04
153
8.05
7.85
600
580
1920
193
0.059
0.077
0.127
0.181
32.42
0.109
0.051
0.205
0.365
0.91
1.116
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)
29.8
29.8
29.8
29.8
29.8
29.8
29.8
29.5
DO (mg/L)
5.3
5
5
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.4
2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 21
  
          Carlson TSI: 70
                    Indiana TSI: 23
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 629   Greens (#/L): 962   Diatoms (#/L): 903   Other Algae (#/L): 344   Rotifers (#/L): 178   Zooplankton (#/L): 4
 
 

1998

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-08-17
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
1998
9.1
0.6
12
6
105
8.1
7.89
539
539
208.6
204.9
0.024
0.039
0.103
0.1
24.58
1.192
1.109
0.025
0.066
1.091
0.839
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)
25.4
24.5
24.4
24.4
24.3
24
24
DO (mg/L)
11.7
8.84
8.72
8.62
8.21
7.33
7.04
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 7
  
          Carlson TSI: 67
                    Indiana TSI: 22
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 969   Greens (#/L): 4716   Diatoms (#/L): 6395   Other Algae (#/L): 732   Rotifers (#/L): 258   Zooplankton (#/L): 0.5
 
 

2005

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2005-07-06
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
2005
6.7
0.7
4
5.3
118.4
8.6
8.2
608
586
224
221
0.031
0.045
0.135
0.131
50.54
0.501
0.733
0.149
0.156
1.054
0.81
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
27.6
27.3
27.2
27.2
27.1
27
26.7
DO (mg/L)
10.2
10
8.9
8
7.4
6
5.8
3.4
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 9.9
  
          Carlson TSI: 70
                    Indiana TSI: 21
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 991   Greens (#/L): 4871   Diatoms (#/L): 3449   Other Algae (#/L): 43   Rotifers (#/L): 647   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

2011

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2011-08-02
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
2011
7.92
0.7
20.4
12
156.3
8.7
8.1
550
560
202
214
0.01
0.036
0.092
0.116
67.52
0.592088
0.2392645
0.018
0.232062
0.975623
1.0298755
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)
31.2
30.5
30.5
29.6
29
28.7
28.6
28.4
28.1
DO (mg/L)
14.45
12.63
12.47
8.77
7.01
6.23
5.88
5.14
3.05
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 88.4
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 76.7
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 77.5
           Carlson TSI: 69
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 34201615   Greens (#/L): 9489585   Diatoms (#/L): 85338   Other Algae (#/L): 375487   Rotifers (#/L): 36   Zooplankton (#/L): 18.2
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 34202   Greens (cells/L): 5828   Diatoms (cells/L): 4498   Other Algae (cells/L): 126   Rotifers (cells/L): 0.17   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0.06
 
 

2013

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2013-08-06
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
2013
6.1
0.8
2.2
6.23
8.3
8
533
537
177
172
0.039
0.056
0.115
0.146
41.33
2.431
2.836
0.018
0.036
1.094
1.049
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)
23.48
22.68
21.97
21.6
21.43
21.39
DO (mg/L)
10.69
9.37
7.5
6.87
6.8
6.59
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 90.6
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 32.3
           Carlson TSI: 68
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 35248   Greens (#/L): 43257   Diatoms (#/L): 19225   Other Algae (#/L): 11214   Rotifers (#/L): 154   Zooplankton (#/L): 12
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 1346   Greens (cells/L): 93   Diatoms (cells/L): 22   Other Algae (cells/L): 25   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)