Clean Lakes Program: Big Barbee - Kosciusko County

 

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Big Barbee

 

Kosciusko County

1990

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1990-08-22
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
1990
13.7
1.4
22
17
69
7.9
7.3
418
375
168
201.6
0.005
0.033
0.059
0.059
1.714
0.777
0.053
1.041
1.439
0.953
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)
22.5
22.2
22
22
21.5
21
19
15.2
13.1
12
11
10.1
9.9
DO (mg/L)
6.2
5.9
4.4
3.9
2.7
1.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 46
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 79
 
          Carlson TSI: 59
                    Indiana TSI: 35
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 12482   Greens (#/L): 1788   Diatoms (#/L): 974   Other Algae (#/L): 390   Rotifers (#/L): 111   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1994

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-08-09
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
1994
13.7
1
16
12.5
83
8.3
7.5
415
440
168
248
0.002
0.409
0.01
0.482
7.79
0.022
0.022
0.018
2.418
0.501
2.611
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
24
24
24
23.5
23.2
23
22.2
18.2
16
14.1
13.2
12.5
12
DO (mg/L)
7.2
7.2
7
7
5.8
3.8
1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 40
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 66
 
          Carlson TSI: 49
                    Indiana TSI: 39
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 18429   Greens (#/L): 3753   Diatoms (#/L): 3641   Other Algae (#/L): 1576   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 720
 
 

1998

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-07-06
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
1998
13.7
1.3
34
13.5
96
8.3
7.51
430
345
186.1
228.9
0.003
0.455
0.06
0.404
10.16
0.334
0.022
0.018
1.289
0.56
1.438
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)
24.9
24.9
24.5
24.5
24.1
24
20.8
16.1
13
11
10.5
10
9.9
9.4
9.1
DO (mg/L)
8.2
8.2
8
8.2
7.7
6.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 46.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 89
 
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 35
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 13066   Greens (#/L): 558   Diatoms (#/L): 594   Other Algae (#/L): 252   Rotifers (#/L): 162   Zooplankton (#/L): 14.7
 
 

2003

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2003-08-18
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
2003
13.1
1
20
6
141.8
8.6
7.5
432.6
532
160
250
0.011
0.951
0.045
0.988
14.22
0.376
0.013
0.018
2.923
1.207
3.671
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)
27.9
27.8
27.7
27.5
26.7
25
23.5
21.3
17.6
15.3
13.9
13
12.1
11.4
DO (mg/L)
11.5
11.3
11.3
10.1
8.3
1.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 22.9
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 77
 
          Carlson TSI: 59
                    Indiana TSI: 46
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 27126   Greens (#/L): 492   Diatoms (#/L): 6884   Other Algae (#/L): 738   Rotifers (#/L): 82   Zooplankton (#/L): 46.6
 
 

2006

         
Sample Location: Site 1
Sample Date: 2006-07-31
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
2006
13.1
1.3
20
13.5
116.3
8.5
7.6
489
404.6
152
212
0.01
0.245
0.061
0.333
13.66
0.388
0.013
0.047
1.187
1.002
2.241
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)
29.4
28.7
28.3
28.2
27.9
25.2
23.4
18.9
15.3
13.8
12.7
12.1
11.2
10.8
10.3
DO (mg/L)
9
9.2
9.1
8.8
8.3
3.9
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 30.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 48.8
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 28
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3232   Greens (#/L): 1017   Diatoms (#/L): 1466   Other Algae (#/L): 539   Rotifers (#/L): 359   Zooplankton (#/L): 12.3
 
 

2006

         
Sample Location: Site 2
Sample Date: 2006-07-31
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
2006
11
1.3
16
13.1
114.1
8.4
7.6
488.2
415.1
150.5
151
0.01
0.111
0.077
0.161
10.81
0.474
0.024
0.018
0.896
1.131
1.825
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)
28.9
28.8
28.7
28.6
27
25.6
23.4
19.5
15.5
13.2
12.5
12.2
DO (mg/L)
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.8
6.2
4.1
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 36.4
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 35.6
 
          Carlson TSI: 59
                    Indiana TSI: 27
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3788   Greens (#/L): 3276   Diatoms (#/L): 2848   Other Algae (#/L): 598   Rotifers (#/L): 114   Zooplankton (#/L): 10.1
 
 

2006

         
Sample Location: Site 3
Sample Date: 2006-07-31
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
2006
4
1.6
20
13.1
116.8
8.4
491.7
151.5
0.01
0.164
0.85
0.351
0.041
0.924
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
29.2
28.5
28
27.1
DO (mg/L)
8.9
9
9.1
7.8
4.8
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 35.9
 
          Carlson TSI: 53
                    Indiana TSI: 13
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 4093   Greens (#/L): 3312   Diatoms (#/L): 2828   Other Algae (#/L): 889   Rotifers (#/L): 269   Zooplankton (#/L): 26.6
 
 

2014

         
Sample Location: Deep hole
Sample Date: 2014-07-01
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
2014
11
1
8.3
7.6
434
507
159
201
0.01
0.309
0.049
0.348
36.25
0.055
0.013
0.022
0.918
1.04
1.559
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)
26.18
26.17
26.13
26.07
26.02
18.93
15.45
13.57
12.56
12.03
11.61
DO (mg/L)
7.46
7.4
7.2
7.24
9.66
0.25
0.18
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic:
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 82
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 76.4
          Carlson TSI: 69
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 129241   Greens (#/L): 31508   Diatoms (#/L): 534   Other Algae (#/L): 7476   Rotifers (#/L): 440   Zooplankton (#/L): 15
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 187   Greens (cells/L): 32   Diatoms (cells/L): 1   Other Algae (cells/L): 8   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)