Clean Lakes Program: Big Cedar - Whitley County

 

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Big Cedar

 

Whitley County

1990

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1990-07-02
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
1990
22
6
70
45
93
8.3
7.1
375
265
139.2
158.9
0.011
0.151
0.023
0.153
0.318
0.513
0.018
0.238
0.926
0.937
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
23.7
23.1
21.2
18.1
13
10.2
8.7
7.9
7.2
6.7
6
5.7
5.2
5
5
4.9
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.5
DO (mg/L)
7.7
7.9
7.8
8.4
8.8
10.4
9.5
8.9
7.6
6.9
6.4
6.9
7
6.7
4.1
3.5
2.5
1.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 82
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 95
 
          Carlson TSI: 42
                    Indiana TSI: 42
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 161875   Greens (#/L): 2280   Diatoms (#/L): 3990   Other Algae (#/L): 2280   Rotifers (#/L): 726   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1995

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1995-08-14
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
22.9
5.7
76
30
106.3
8.3
7.36
422
368
136
171.5
0.01
0.328
0.01
0.335
0.65
0.022
0.022
0.045
0.74
0.368
1.038
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)
30.1
31.6
31.2
31.1
29.9
29.2
26.6
21.5
17.9
14.9
13
11.5
10
9.4
8.6
8
7.6
7
6.9
6.6
6.4
6.2
6.2
6.2
DO (mg/L)
7.8
7.85
7.9
7.9
8.5
8.3
10
10.2
8.9
3.4
1.6
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.85
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 36
 
          Carlson TSI: 33
                    Indiana TSI: 9
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2592   Greens (#/L): 42   Diatoms (#/L): 5   Other Algae (#/L): 4567   Rotifers (#/L): 11   Zooplankton (#/L): 9
 
 

1998

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-07-14
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
22.9
4.6
62
35.75
111
8.32
7.52
370
310
136.6
163.4
0.01
0.13
0.01
0.142
2.02
0.022
0.022
0.018
0.431
0.23
0.48
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)
27.5
27
26.8
26.5
26.1
25.5
20.2
15.1
11.1
9
7.3
6.1
5.1
4.2
4
3.6
3.2
3.1
3
3
3
3
3
3
DO (mg/L)
8.5
8.7
8.7
8.6
8.6
8.7
10.3
10.4
10.5
8.5
6.4
6
5.9
6.1
5.9
6.7
5.9
4.7
2.3
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 90.9
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 31
 
          Carlson TSI: 37
                    Indiana TSI: 8
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 496   Greens (#/L): 31   Diatoms (#/L): 100   Other Algae (#/L): 979   Rotifers (#/L): 6   Zooplankton (#/L): 8.8
 
 

2004

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-06-30
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
2004
22.9
4.3
51
37
104
8.4
7.5
362
253
146
164
0.017
0.064
0.221
0.106
1.66
0.013
0.265
0.066
0.213
0.458
0.628
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)
24.8
23.7
23.5
23.4
23.2
22.8
19.5
16.4
12.6
10.8
9.3
8.7
7.6
7.3
6.7
6.2
5.7
5.4
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
DO (mg/L)
8.3
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7
8.6
8.2
8.5
7.7
7.5
6.7
3.8
4
3.8
3.4
4.8
3.2
2.3
0.8
0.01
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 80
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 35.1
 
          Carlson TSI: 52
                    Indiana TSI: 9
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2466   Greens (#/L): 3938   Diatoms (#/L): 56   Other Algae (#/L): 541   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 27.3
 
 

2012

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2012-06-26
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
22.56
5.95
31.99
14.76
107.3
7.9
7.2
354.7
153
160
0.01
0.164
0.022
0.173
0.96
0.214
0.208
0.018
0.181
0.455
0.901
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)
27.1
26.9
26.8
26.6
26.3
26.1
22.3
18.3
15.5
13.6
11.8
11.4
9.2
7.8
6.9
6
5.5
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.7
DO (mg/L)
8.92
8.8
8.64
8.55
8.49
8.63
10.96
12.04
12.23
12.26
11.96
11.7
12.07
11.61
10.75
9.75
7.79
5.8
2.95
1.14
0.43
0.1
0.05
0.01
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 77.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 83.7
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 54.8
          Carlson TSI: 45
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 34002   Greens (#/L): 28002   Diatoms (#/L):   Other Algae (#/L):   Rotifers (#/L): 2   Zooplankton (#/L): 8
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 810   Greens (cells/L): 158   Diatoms (cells/L):   Other Algae (cells/L):   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)