Clean Lakes Program: Little Cedar - Whitley County

 

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Little Cedar

  

Whitley County

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
4.9
2
54
12
139.2
8.85
7.3
402
329
128.5
181
0.008
0.605
0.565
0.528
6.3
0.059
0.022
0.018
2.225
1.151
1.956
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
28.5
27.8
27
25.8
20
14.9
12
9.1
7.8
7.6
6.2
6.2
5.8
6
5.9
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.4
DO (mg/L)
11.2
11
10.9
13
1.5
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.15
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 93
  
          Carlson TSI: 65
                    Indiana TSI: 40
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 70241   Greens (#/L): 5235   Diatoms (#/L): 15   Other Algae (#/L): 0   Rotifers (#/L): 175   Zooplankton (#/L): 4.6
 
 

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
4.9
1.8
48
14
174
8.67
7.31
315
305
103.7
183.3
0.01
0.666
0.014
0.625
8.11
0.022
0.022
0.018
1.428
0.435
1.531
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)
26.2
26.2
26.4
26
25
19.2
13.9
8.8
6.8
5.1
4.2
4
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
DO (mg/L)
12.3
13.2
13.9
14.4
15
4.9
6.4
3.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 44.4
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96
  
          Carlson TSI: 48
                    Indiana TSI: 41
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 87247   Greens (#/L): 495   Diatoms (#/L): 772   Other Algae (#/L): 1960   Rotifers (#/L): 99   Zooplankton (#/L): 28.4
 
 

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
18.6
2.1
63
26
138.2
8.8
7.6
334.2
210
133
163
0.019
0.368
0.01
0.394
10.57
0.683
0.337
0.064
1.226
0.758
1.37
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)
25.6
24.1
23.8
23.4
22.6
20.2
15.3
12.3
10
8
6.4
5.7
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1
DO (mg/L)
9.83
10.96
11.53
11.36
8.47
0.94
1.12
1.53
1.77
1.04
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 50
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 35
  
          Carlson TSI: 47
                    Indiana TSI: 20
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1525   Greens (#/L): 1005   Diatoms (#/L): 1097   Other Algae (#/L): 678   Rotifers (#/L): 29   Zooplankton (#/L): 25.4
 
 

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
16
3.3
32.6
10
116.8
8.4
7.4
317.4
220.5
129
148
0.01
0.162
0.025
0.214
1.99
0.092
0.205
0.018
0.715
0.71
1.664
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)
27.8
27.6
27.1
27.1
26.5
23.1
18.4
13.6
10.1
7.7
6.8
6
5.7
5.5
5.5
5.4
5.3
DO (mg/L)
9.42
8.94
8.95
9.27
9.29
12.77
12.52
2.49
0.93
0.71
0.3
0.02
0.01
0.01
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33.33
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 98.1
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 80
           Carlson TSI: 51
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3316615   Greens (#/L): 746013   Diatoms (#/L): 80893   Other Algae (#/L):   Rotifers (#/L): 39   Zooplankton (#/L): 30
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 167395   Greens (cells/L): 2329   Diatoms (cells/L): 845   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)