Clean Lakes Program: Palestine - Kosciusko County

 

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Palestine

  

Kosciusko County

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
7.9
0.8
5
5
92
8.2
7.3
500
445
236
268
0.044
1.133
0.01
1.371
38.05
0.022
0.022
0.018
4.973
1.091
5.598
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
24
23.5
23
22.5
22
20
14
11
DO (mg/L)
9.5
9.4
7.8
2.1
1.4
0.3
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 75
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 23
  
          Carlson TSI: 55
                    Indiana TSI: 29
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 6374   Greens (#/L): 7412   Diatoms (#/L): 7354   Other Algae (#/L): 5537   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 770
 
 

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
7.9
0.5
4
4.5
57
8.51
7.5
402.2
392.2
170.1
235.5
0.01
0.629
0.183
0.607
89.36
0.022
0.022
0.031
2.654
2.046
3.656
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)
25.8
25.6
24.2
23.8
22.8
21.3
17.2
13
10.9
DO (mg/L)
14.33
11.46
4.75
4.86
0.82
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 42.9
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 18
  
          Carlson TSI: 75
                    Indiana TSI: 33
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 10075   Greens (#/L): 17911   Diatoms (#/L): 22287   Other Algae (#/L): 4885   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 97.7
 
 

2004

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-07-12
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
8.2
1.8
31
11.4
101
8.4
7.2
531
538
197
268
0.013
0.27
0.057
0.364
12.05
0.364
0.078
0.09
5.59
0.953
4.986
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
27.7
27.1
26.1
24.9
23.1
19.1
17.7
14.5
13.6
DO (mg/L)
10
9.9
8
8.2
4.6
0.02
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 38
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 11
  
          Carlson TSI: 56
                    Indiana TSI: 19
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 164   Greens (#/L): 70   Diatoms (#/L): 159   Other Algae (#/L): 1009   Rotifers (#/L): 75   Zooplankton (#/L): 12.8
 
 

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
8.22
0.8
4
5.8
69
8.2
7.4
514
445.1
201
229
0.01
0.597
0.156
0.632
3.29
0.385
0.026
0.018
2.692
1.884
3.678
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)
27.1
26.9
26.5
25.9
25.3
24.7
22.9
16.8
14
12.7
DO (mg/L)
9.2
8.7
4.7
2.2
0.7
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 25
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 5
  
          Carlson TSI: 61
                    Indiana TSI: 32
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1108   Greens (#/L): 3709   Diatoms (#/L): 1011   Other Algae (#/L): 16086   Rotifers (#/L): 96   Zooplankton (#/L): 106.8
 
 

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
5.4
1
7
7.7
45.6
8.1
7.5
503
496
203
209
0.026
0.031
0.131
0.118
2.02
0.663
0.862
0.023
0.189
1.657
1.267
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
26
24.3
23.8
23.5
22.7
17
DO (mg/L)
9.6
65
3.5
0.9
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 30
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 5.8
  
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 21
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 174   Greens (#/L): 631   Diatoms (#/L): 544   Other Algae (#/L): 1457   Rotifers (#/L): 109   Zooplankton (#/L): 82
 
 

2007

          
Sample Location: East
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
5.5
0.65
4.6
5.5
48
7.4
7.9
557
394
227
224
0.01
0.064
0.144
0.139
43.48
0.029
0.027
0.027
0.633
1.518
1.76
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
26.8
26.5
25.8
20.5
13.1
9.9
DO (mg/L)
6.28
6.1
3.2
0.2
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 30
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 14.4
  
          Carlson TSI: 70
                    Indiana TSI: 25
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 4454   Greens (#/L): 3593   Diatoms (#/L): 20250   Other Algae (#/L): 2108   Rotifers (#/L): 386   Zooplankton (#/L): 34.4
 
 

2007

          
Sample Location: West
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
8.2
0.8
8.3
8.5
94
8.2
7.5
518
375
200
239
0.01
0.405
0.087
0.34
24.47
0.049
0.072
0.15
1.651
1.406
2.94
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)
27.6
27.4
27.4
27.4
26.2
21.8
16.1
10
8.7
DO (mg/L)
7.6
7.4
7.3
7.4
2.2
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 43
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 23.3
  
          Carlson TSI: 65
                    Indiana TSI: 29
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2552   Greens (#/L): 5038   Diatoms (#/L): 1392   Other Algae (#/L): 1790   Rotifers (#/L): 166   Zooplankton (#/L): 17.8
 
 

2012

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2012-07-18
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
2012
7.9
0.55
1.74
4.92
1.26
7.9
7
547
418
197
272
0.01
0.918
0.138
1.125
72.37
0.013
0.238
0.018
6.661
2.53
9.67
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)
28.2
28.3
28.3
28.4
18.2
21.8
18.4
16.3
12.9
DO (mg/L)
1.04
1.02
1.01
0.95
0.79
0.11
0.09
0.08
0.08
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 14.3
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 91.2
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 39.4
           Carlson TSI: 80
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 6942108   Greens (#/L): 9267456   Diatoms (#/L): 797748   Other Algae (#/L): 594067   Rotifers (#/L): 1116   Zooplankton (#/L): 851
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 166780   Greens (cells/L): 14174   Diatoms (cells/L): 798   Other Algae (cells/L): 1121   Rotifers (cells/L): 1   Zooplankton (cells/L): 1
 
 

 

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)