Clean Lakes Program: Yellow Creek - Kosciusko County

 

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Indiana Clean Lakes Program Lake Report

Yellow Creek

 

Kosciusko County

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
20.7
1.2
17
11.5
125.9
8.7
7.2
378
340
130.6
192.2
0.01
0.323
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
25
24.6
24.2
24
23.5
22
18
14
11
10
9
8.5
8
8
8
8
7.8
7.8
7.5
7.5
7.5
DO (mg/L)
9.5
10.2
10.4
10.2
9.4
6.7
2.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 25
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 86
 
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 0
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 8980   Greens (#/L): 181   Diatoms (#/L): 475   Other Algae (#/L): 271   Rotifers (#/L): 452   Zooplankton (#/L): 38
 
 

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
21
1
22
10
119
8.65
7.29
338
315.6
120.8
182.9
0.002
0.2
0.045
0.217
0.076
0.022
0.041
0.968
1.298
1.277
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
26.2
26
25.7
25
24.4
22.1
17
13.1
11.3
10
9.2
8.4
8.1
8
7.9
7.8
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
DO (mg/L)
10.7
9.88
9.48
8.48
5.37
2.66
0.01
0.01
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 20
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 80
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 38
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 18844   Greens (#/L): 308   Diatoms (#/L): 3556   Other Algae (#/L): 728   Rotifers (#/L): 112   Zooplankton (#/L): 30.9
 
 

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
19.2
1.4
75
27.6
130
8.8
7.6
447
313
149
179
0.015
0.213
0.032
0.263
4.85
1.131
0.328
0.073
1.193
1.004
2.312
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
27.6
27.6
27.5
25.9
24.8
22.1
18.8
15.7
13
11
9.1
8.4
7.9
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.2
7
6.9
6.9
DO (mg/L)
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.2
8.6
6.8
0.6
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 21
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 60.4
 
          Carlson TSI: 52
                    Indiana TSI: 37
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1344   Greens (#/L): 229   Diatoms (#/L): 546   Other Algae (#/L): 27   Rotifers (#/L): 69   Zooplankton (#/L): 10
 
 

2008

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2008-07-17
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
2008
18
0.7
6.36
6.8
150.7
8.9
7.3
327
410
123
152
0.01
0.179
0.026
0.218
15.14
0.068
0.406
0.06
1.337
1.069
1.922
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
27.6
27.6
27
25.6
23.9
18.8
13.8
10.8
8.8
8.2
7.5
7.3
7.2
7.1
7
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.9
DO (mg/L)
11.3
11.6
11.4
11.3
8.7
1.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 22.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 68.2
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 41
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 5354   Greens (#/L): 368   Diatoms (#/L): 1020   Other Algae (#/L): 906   Rotifers (#/L): 198   Zooplankton (#/L): 3.6
 
 

2013

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2013-07-23
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
2013
21
0.9
6.82
24
9
7.5
368
455
136
166
0.0025
0.249
0.284
0.389
0.044
0.023
1.665
1.818
1.69
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)
28.94
28.63
28.35
26
21.51
15.3
12.71
10.42
9.04
8.22
7.82
7.76
7.54
7.55
7.47
7.42
7.41
7.37
7.36
7.34
7.33
DO (mg/L)
9.38
9.39
7.71
0.37
0.18
0.15
0.14
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.15
0.15
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.1
0.12
0.09
0.1
0.09
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 9.52
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 97
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 93.2
          Carlson TSI: 0
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 733302   Greens (#/L): 25521   Diatoms (#/L): 13611   Other Algae (#/L): 14178   Rotifers (#/L): 246   Zooplankton (#/L): 3
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 3034   Greens (cells/L): 55   Diatoms (cells/L): 25   Other Algae (cells/L): 14   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)