Clean Lakes Program: North Little - Kosciusko County

 

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North Little

  

Kosciusko County

1991

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1991-08-26
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
1991
7.9
1
29
11
118.6
8.4
7.2
460
183
186.5
109.5
0.01
0.606
0.055
0.677
1.252
1.408
0.055
4.229
1.471
5.971
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
26
25.2
24.6
23.1
17.2
12
8
7
DO (mg/L)
10.1
10.5
9.8
7.7
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 38
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 86
  
          Carlson TSI: 61
                    Indiana TSI: 43
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2662   Greens (#/L): 62   Diatoms (#/L): 31   Other Algae (#/L): 31   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L): 322
 
 

1994

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-08-22
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
1994
7.9
0.8
5
5
90
8.6
7.1
401
422
160.7
318.1
0.01
1.065
0.01
0.994
68.09
0.022
0.022
0.028
4.834
1.025
5.062
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)
24.2
23
23
22.3
19.9
12.3
9.5
6.9
5.6
5.4
DO (mg/L)
14.2
11.4
7.7
4.9
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 32
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 69
  
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 39
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 9716   Greens (#/L): 120   Diatoms (#/L): 120   Other Algae (#/L): 3700   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 506
 
 

1998

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-08-10
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
7.9
1.3
21
8.25
65
7.91
7.3
490
374.4
200.2
238
0.01
0.178
0.064
0.217
21.21
1.232
0.035
0.094
1.723
1.118
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
23.7
22.6
21.9
20.7
13.3
8.8
6.7
DO (mg/L)
10.42
7.05
5.5
3.45
1.08
0.01
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 42.9
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 20
  
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 29
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2452   Greens (#/L): 1890   Diatoms (#/L): 3240   Other Algae (#/L): 4544   Rotifers (#/L): 337   Zooplankton (#/L): 33.8
 
 

2004

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-07-20
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
7.9
1
32
13.8
189
8.6
7.4
532
457
187
249
0.021
0.045
0.045
0.089
22.91
3.109
1.592
0.018
0.76
1.48
1.923
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)
25.9
25.4
25
24
19.9
15.3
10.5
8.5
7.2
6.3
DO (mg/L)
17.2
16.6
15.6
13.6
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 25
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96
  
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 49
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 78078   Greens (#/L): 93   Diatoms (#/L): 12   Other Algae (#/L): 3096   Rotifers (#/L): 70   Zooplankton (#/L): 6.2
 
 

2014

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2014-07-07
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
7.92
1.4
22.3
8.3
7.6
553
511
222
202
0.01
0.11
0.047
0.186
37.11
0.095
1.662
0.935
1.854
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)
24.51
24.06
22.72
21.17
17.79
10.95
8.3
6.9
DO (mg/L)
10.46
10.25
5.74
1.38
0.22
0.15
0.16
0.16
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic:
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 62.7
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 26.6
           Carlson TSI: 65
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 16822   Greens (#/L): 8010   Diatoms (#/L): 23231   Other Algae (#/L): 14419   Rotifers (#/L): 468   Zooplankton (#/L): 404
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 74   Greens (cells/L): 7   Diatoms (cells/L): 23   Other Algae (cells/L): 14   Rotifers (cells/L): 0   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0
 
 

2015

          
Sample Location: deep hole
Sample Date: 2015-07-27
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
2015
8.5
1.4
4.32
9.84
8.1
7.4
616
718
241
264
0.01
0.049
0.071
0.098
11.14
3.353
1.437
0.018
1.261
1.497
2.351
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)
27.11
23.52
21.32
20.34
18.42
14.26
9.49
6.78
DO (mg/L)
7.98
8.56
6.14
2.46
0.55
0.48
0.51
0.42
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 35.3
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU):
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells):
          Carlson TSI: 59
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L):   Greens (#/L):   Diatoms (#/L):   Other Algae (#/L):   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L):
Blue-Greens (cells/L):   Greens (cells/L):   Diatoms (cells/L):   Other Algae (cells/L):   Rotifers (cells/L):   Zooplankton (cells/L):
 
 

 

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)