Clean Lakes Program: Morse Reservoir - Hamilton County

 

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Morse Reservoir

 

Hamilton County

1991

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1991-08-14
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
1991
13.7
1
12.5
11.5
161.5
8.5
6.7
349
395
113.9
163.8
0.01
0.1
0.041
0.093
3.345
2.753
0.028
1.031
1.47
2.221
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
25.5
26
25
25
24
23.5
22.5
20
16.5
14
18
12.5
DO (mg/L)
12.6
13
13.1
13.1
12.4
6.1
3.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 53
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 41
 
          Carlson TSI: 59
                    Indiana TSI: 31
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1598   Greens (#/L): 38   Diatoms (#/L): 186   Other Algae (#/L): 1318   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L): 751
 
 

1996

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1996-07-08
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
1996
13.7
1.1
36
16
133
8.47
8.4
540
520
131.4
129.7
0.01
0.086
0.032
0.028
7.87
0.013
6.305
0.018
0.026
0.23
0.23
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
26.6
26.3
26.1
24.4
21.2
16.8
14.5
13.4
12.2
11.4
11.2
0
0
DO (mg/L)
10.3
10.7
10.6
10.5
9.8
7.1
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 53.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 42
 
          Carlson TSI: 55
                    Indiana TSI: 23
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3932   Greens (#/L): 3539   Diatoms (#/L): 1283   Other Algae (#/L): 145   Rotifers (#/L): 373   Zooplankton (#/L): 15
 
 

2002

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2002-08-14
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
2002
13.7
0.9
18
10
97.8
8.2
7.4
390
332
116
160
0.01
0.021
0.067
0.109
9.66
2.791
1.175
0.034
1.989
2.722
2.599
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
26.2
26.3
26.3
26.2
25.4
21.3
15.8
14.6
13.3
12.6
12.3
DO (mg/L)
8.06
8.05
8.02
8
7.79
7.62
2.3
0.72
0.42
0.39
0.36
0.33
0.33
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 12.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 84
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 38
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3744   Greens (#/L): 15   Diatoms (#/L): 419   Other Algae (#/L): 62   Rotifers (#/L): 154   Zooplankton (#/L): 49.4
 
 

2009

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2009-07-21
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
12.2
0.8
14.55
11.48
128.3
8.6
7.5
342
306.8
137.5
170
0.01
0.029
0.025
0.075
10.47
3.919
1.805
0.018
1.834
0.953
2.278
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
25.2
25.1
24.8
24.2
23.8
23.3
21
17.9
15.2
14
12.7
12.1
11.8
DO (mg/L)
10.6
10.5
10.3
10.5
9.6
6.9
3.3
0.03
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 40.98
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 52.6
 
          Carlson TSI: 56
                    Indiana TSI: 37
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1756   Greens (#/L): 92   Diatoms (#/L): 970   Other Algae (#/L): 26   Rotifers (#/L): 393   Zooplankton (#/L): 103.5
 
 

2011

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2011-08-09
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
11.89
0.6
5.3
6.5
120.5
9.1
7.4
243.1
297.4
88
160
0.01
0.08
0.048
0.156
55.92
1.260559
1.475263
0.018
1.408817
1.15842
2.090424
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)
29.1
29.2
29.2
29.2
29.2
29.2
25.4
21.4
19.1
17.3
15.8
14.9
13.4
DO (mg/L)
10.1
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.8
9.3
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33.6
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 99.7
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 98.1
          Carlson TSI: 66
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 124698590   Greens (#/L): 231815   Diatoms (#/L): 1818855   Other Algae (#/L): 427966   Rotifers (#/L): 2   Zooplankton (#/L): 4.6
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 1092764   Greens (cells/L): 1034   Diatoms (cells/L): 1819   Other Algae (cells/L): 428   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)