Clean Lakes Program: Caldwell - Kosciusko County

 

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Indiana Clean Lakes Program Lake Report

Caldwell

 

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
12.2
1.3
18
13
100
8
7.3
410
420
155.4
202.6
0.01
0.458
0.059
0.462
2.295
0.637
0.029
3.019
1.829
0.394
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)
23
22.5
21
20
17
13
10
8
8
DO (mg/L)
8.7
8.4
2.5
0.3
0.1
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 44
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 99
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 66
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1496328   Greens (#/L): 4407   Diatoms (#/L): 0   Other Algae (#/L): 6296   Rotifers (#/L): 834   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1994

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-08-23
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
12.2
1.7
19
11
117
8.6
7.3
400
400
156.1
251.6
0.01
0.009
0.01
0.063
7.02
0.022
0.022
0.073
1.079
0.89
1.87
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)
25.5
25.5
25
25
22
19.5
13
10
9
7.5
7
7
7
DO (mg/L)
9.6
9.6
9.7
9.7
3.6
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 64
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 95
 
          Carlson TSI: 46
                    Indiana TSI: 42
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 190194   Greens (#/L): 1642   Diatoms (#/L): 299   Other Algae (#/L): 7315   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 1097
 
 

1998

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-07-28
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
12.2
1.1
17.6
8.25
141
8.7
7.26
375.6
345.4
155.8
236.5
0.01
0.519
0.081
0.588
37.66
0.033
0.022
0.029
2.479
1.472
3.562
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)
27.7
26.9
25.3
24.6
22.2
16.6
12.4
9.9
8.6
7.8
7.5
7.3
7.2
DO (mg/L)
14.06
13.89
11.48
2.14
0.08
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 27.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 87
 
          Carlson TSI: 64
                    Indiana TSI: 47
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 42423   Greens (#/L): 64   Diatoms (#/L): 482   Other Algae (#/L): 5913   Rotifers (#/L): 64   Zooplankton (#/L): 28.5
 
 

2004

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-07-13
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
11.6
1.6
45
15
129.3
8.7
7.6
475
382
170
245
0.025
0.285
0.04
0.371
11.75
1.004
0.029
0.115
2.517
1.295
2.958
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)
28.8
27.5
27.1
26.3
22.2
17
12.8
10.3
8.6
7.5
6.9
6.7
6.5
DO (mg/L)
12
11.3
11.9
10.9
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 27
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96.7
 
          Carlson TSI: 55
                    Indiana TSI: 38
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 29434   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 18   Other Algae (#/L): 968   Rotifers (#/L): 18   Zooplankton (#/L): 5.7
 
 

2007

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2007-06-19
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
2007
11.9
4.1
15.4
19.7
91
8.2
7.3
487
348
201
262
0.01
0.425
0.02
0.494
3.48
0.835
0.103
0.04
1.296
0.844
2.655
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)
26.6
26.6
26.6
26.5
23
15.9
11.2
9.1
7.7
6.9
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.2
DO (mg/L)
7.4
7.3
7.5
7.7
7.5
4
2.4
0.4
0.02
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 42
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 44.5
 
          Carlson TSI: 43
                    Indiana TSI: 25
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2858   Greens (#/L): 2127   Diatoms (#/L): 253   Other Algae (#/L): 1090   Rotifers (#/L): 80   Zooplankton (#/L): 9.6
 
 

 

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)