Clean Lakes Program: Salamonie Reservoir - Huntington County

 

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Salamonie Reservoir

 

Huntington County

1991

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1991-08-06
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
1991
18.3
0.9
11.7
10
61.7
7
7
400
420
127.1
191.1
0.01
0.038
0.059
0.128
2.718
0.625
0.101
1.933
1.455
3.128
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)
24.6
24.5
25
24.5
24.5
24.5
24.5
24.4
24.4
24.4
23.9
22.3
20.5
20
19.3
18.9
18.2
17.8
17.2
17
DO (mg/L)
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.1
4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 49
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 34
 
          Carlson TSI: 63
                    Indiana TSI: 26
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 284   Greens (#/L): 95   Diatoms (#/L): 189   Other Algae (#/L): 47   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L): 212
 
 

1995

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1995-08-15
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
18.3
1
28
13.5
118.4
8.78
7.45
470
460
120
165
0.01
0.074
0.033
0.128
6.62
4.245
1.816
0.018
1.419
0.492
2.184
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)
32
31.9
31
30.2
29
28
27
26.2
25.8
25.1
24.8
24.2
23.5
23
22.5
22
22
21.5
21.5
DO (mg/L)
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.3
5.2
2.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 41
 
          Carlson TSI: 55
                    Indiana TSI: 25
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 207   Greens (#/L): 41   Diatoms (#/L): 14   Other Algae (#/L): 69   Rotifers (#/L): 124   Zooplankton (#/L): 52.3
 
 

1999

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1999-06-30
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
1999
18.3
1.2
32
11.5
111
8.6
7.6
450
441
122.5
210
0.01
0.081
0.051
0.02
17.68
4.928
3.491
0.024
0.902
1.069
1.107
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)
26.3
26.2
26.1
25.9
25.5
24.2
23.9
23.2
21.3
20.8
19.9
19.1
18.8
18.4
18
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
DO (mg/L)
9.35
9.14
8.93
9.01
8.38
6.65
5.83
1.99
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.24
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 9
 
          Carlson TSI: 59
                    Indiana TSI: 24
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 303   Greens (#/L): 73   Diatoms (#/L): 0   Other Algae (#/L): 2534   Rotifers (#/L): 450   Zooplankton (#/L): 31.6
 
 

2002

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2002-08-19
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
2002
18.29
0.6
10
6
92.8
8.4
7.4
300
340
91
164
0.01
0.202
0.067
0.326
17.14
0.65
0.373
0.029
1.294
0.937
2.09
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
25.6
25.6
25.6
25.6
25.6
24.6
23.2
21.3
19.6
18.7
18.1
17.7
17.5
17.2
16.9
16.4
15.9
15.7
15.4
DO (mg/L)
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.4
1.7
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 27.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 90
 
          Carlson TSI: 63
                    Indiana TSI: 40
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 15559   Greens (#/L): 1214   Diatoms (#/L): 0   Other Algae (#/L): 228   Rotifers (#/L): 152   Zooplankton (#/L): 69.3
 
 

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
17.68
0.8
3.94
5.74
140.6
8.95
7.6
333.3
342.2
121
146
0.01
0.075
0.036
0.15
22.43
3.002
2.388
0.018
0.692
1.335
1.479
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)
25.1
25.1
25.1
25.1
24.2
23.6
23.4
23.2
22.9
22.4
21.8
21.2
20.7
20.4
20.1
19.8
19.6
19.4
19.2
DO (mg/L)
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.5
9.2
7.3
6.8
5.9
4.2
0.26
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 39.59
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 81.8
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 44
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 37934   Greens (#/L): 6552   Diatoms (#/L): 230   Other Algae (#/L): 460   Rotifers (#/L): 1150   Zooplankton (#/L): 22.9
 
 

 

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)