Clean Lakes Program: Syracuse - Kosciusko County

 

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Syracuse

 

Kosciusko County

1994

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-08-01
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
1994
10.7
2
50
21
108
8.5
7.4
360
370
137.5
176.8
0.01
0.017
0.017
0.06
1.11
0.022
0.022
0.018
0.629
0.23
0.643
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)
26.8
26.7
26.8
26.8
26.4
26.6
26.2
24.7
22
19.3
18.1
17.8
DO (mg/L)
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
7.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 50
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 78
 
          Carlson TSI: 42
                    Indiana TSI: 18
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3309   Greens (#/L): 149   Diatoms (#/L): 260   Other Algae (#/L): 297   Rotifers (#/L): 37   Zooplankton (#/L): 192
 
 

2000

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2000-07-31
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
2000
10.7
3.6
22
19
85.1
8.4
7.7
363.7
352.8
126
144
0.019
0.021
0.01
0.016
1.13
0.022
0.022
0.02
0.313
0.617
0.73
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
25.5
25.5
25.5
25.5
25.5
24.5
22.1
20
18
DO (mg/L)
6.98
6.95
6.95
6.91
6.9
6.93
6.85
5.61
0.76
0.52
0.12
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 89
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 72
 
          Carlson TSI: 37
                    Indiana TSI: 15
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 616   Greens (#/L): 16   Diatoms (#/L): 46   Other Algae (#/L): 129   Rotifers (#/L): 46   Zooplankton (#/L): 7.4
 
 

2003

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2003-08-04
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
10.67
3.2
42
19
94.3
8.6
7.6
377.2
350
137
159
0.01
0.021
0.035
0.07
2.76
0.013
0.013
0.018
0.041
0.5
0.572
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)
26.5
26.5
26.5
26.3
26.1
25.8
25
23.5
21.7
20.2
18.6
18.1
DO (mg/L)
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.5
7.6
7.5
6.9
3.6
0.6
0.1
0.1
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 56
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 88
 
          Carlson TSI: 46
                    Indiana TSI: 19
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 3768   Greens (#/L): 93   Diatoms (#/L): 0   Other Algae (#/L): 338   Rotifers (#/L): 47   Zooplankton (#/L): 21.2
 
 

2006

         
Sample Location: Site 1
Sample Date: 2006-07-26
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
2006
10.7
2.7
21
23.8
98.9
8.5
8.6
359.1
324.9
127
127
0.01
0.01
0.019
0.027
1.04
0.014
0.014
0.03
0.018
0.573
0.585
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
26.6
26.6
26.6
25.1
21.2
18.4
16.9
15.8
15.3
DO (mg/L)
8
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.4
6.4
1.6
0.5
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 70
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 65.4
 
          Carlson TSI: 41
                    Indiana TSI: 16
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 558   Greens (#/L): 135   Diatoms (#/L): 0   Other Algae (#/L): 125   Rotifers (#/L): 29   Zooplankton (#/L): 6.4
 
 

2013

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2013-08-06
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
2013
10.4
2.5
28.8
23.95
8.5
7.5
358
435
130.5
158
0.002
0.006
0.027
0.05
5.195
0.013
0.013
0.018
0.173
0.6935
1.179
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)
23.2
23.14
23.2
23.16
23.16
23.05
23.07
19.51
15.98
14.9
DO (mg/L)
8.12
8.01
8.12
7.96
7.9
7.83
4.17
0.73
0.18
0.16
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 66.6
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 94.6
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 54.9
          Carlson TSI: 50
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 43258   Greens (#/L): 27503   Diatoms (#/L): 6408   Other Algae (#/L): 1335   Rotifers (#/L): 133   Zooplankton (#/L): 118
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 972   Greens (cells/L): 47   Diatoms (cells/L): 7   Other Algae (cells/L): 2   Rotifers (cells/L): 0   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0
 
 

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
9.75
8.4
7.7
352
136
154
0.01
0.01
0.023
0.064
5.2
0.013
0.013
0.018
0.018
0.731
0.863
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)
25.17
25.2
25.19
25.19
24.98
24.66
21.04
16.66
14.55
DO (mg/L)
8.17
7.77
7.93
7.95
7.79
7.67
1.92
0.79
0.17
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic:
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 60.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 71.4
          Carlson TSI: 0
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 76102   Greens (#/L): 4806   Diatoms (#/L): 18692   Other Algae (#/L): 6141   Rotifers (#/L): 619   Zooplankton (#/L): 214
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 76   Greens (cells/L): 6   Diatoms (cells/L): 37   Other Algae (cells/L): 6   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)