Clean Lakes Program: Kiser - Kosciusko County

 

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Kiser

 

Kosciusko County

1994

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-08-15
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
1994
6.1
1.7
33
13
83
8
7.7
510
490
236
240
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.028
5.39
0.022
0.022
0.018
0.078
0.23
0.376
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)
24.5
23
22.2
22
21.5
20.5
16.3
DO (mg/L)
7.7
7.4
7.2
6.7
4.7
2.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 82
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 51
 
          Carlson TSI: 45
                    Indiana TSI: 14
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2088   Greens (#/L): 114   Diatoms (#/L): 1130   Other Algae (#/L): 502   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 236
 
 

1998

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-06-29
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
6.1
2.9
53.78
19.2
66
7.9
7.5
550
422
228
232
0.01
0.01
0.012
0.04
2.99
0.022
0.022
0.048
0.028
0.531
0.951
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)
28.3
27.9
27.2
25
20.9
17.2
13.8
11.4
DO (mg/L)
5.9
5.9
5.2
4.2
3.1
2.5
0.4
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 83.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 21
 
          Carlson TSI: 42
                    Indiana TSI: 5
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 664   Greens (#/L): 238   Diatoms (#/L): 201   Other Algae (#/L): 1504   Rotifers (#/L): 539   Zooplankton (#/L): 57.6
 
 

2003

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2003-08-05
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
6.1
2.8
47
15
56
8
7.4
500
476
220
298
0.013
0.023
0.029
0.128
2.75
0.013
0.013
0.018
1.754
0.451
3.135
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)
26.9
25.4
24.8
24.2
23
18
12.3
DO (mg/L)
5.4
5.4
4.6
2.6
1.7
0.33
0.05
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 32.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 21
 
          Carlson TSI: 46
                    Indiana TSI: 15
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 350   Greens (#/L): 64   Diatoms (#/L): 111   Other Algae (#/L): 780   Rotifers (#/L): 286   Zooplankton (#/L): 110.4
 
 

2011

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2011-07-26
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
2011
5.79
2.4
18.1
12.46
28.2
7.7
7.3
487
399.3
227
243
0.01
0.01
0.501
0.099
3.9
0.013
0.013
0.018
0.018
0.554098
1.2601865
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)
28.6
28.4
28.1
27.1
24.4
21.8
17.4
11.8
DO (mg/L)
4.93
4.91
3.9
2.02
2.01
0.95
0.13
0.02
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 51.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 92.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 34.6
          Carlson TSI: 62
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 606848   Greens (#/L): 1090430   Diatoms (#/L): 47410   Other Algae (#/L): 9482   Rotifers (#/L): 31   Zooplankton (#/L): 103.4
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 34202   Greens (cells/L): 2837   Diatoms (cells/L): 47   Other Algae (cells/L): 9   Rotifers (cells/L): 0.03   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0.1
 
 

2013

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2013-07-16
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
2013
6.5
2.5
8.27
13.45
8.1
7.35
487
555
209
223
0.002
0.053
0.018
0.15
4.29
0.013
0.011
0.018
0.052
0.991
2.198
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)
27.98
27.89
25.45
22.58
20.25
14.3
10.64
DO (mg/L)
6.83
7.06
4.23
1.82
0.96
0.5
0.21
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 46.15
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96.9
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 39.8
          Carlson TSI: 53
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2375   Greens (#/L): 380   Diatoms (#/L): 80   Other Algae (#/L): 659   Rotifers (#/L): 2077   Zooplankton (#/L): 398
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 31   Greens (cells/L): 0   Diatoms (cells/L): 0   Other Algae (cells/L): 0   Rotifers (cells/L): 1   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)