Clean Lakes Program: Messick - Lagrange County

 

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Messick

 

Lagrange County

1989

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1989-08-01
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
1989
16.5
1.5
40
12
118
8.5
7.3
800
875
194
246
0.01
0.31
0.056
0.412
0.466
0.791
0.032
3.476
1.023
4.048
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
25
24
21.5
15
11.5
9
7.2
7
6.5
6
6
6
5.5
5.5
5.5
DO (mg/L)
9.8
9.3
6.6
1.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 24
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 48
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 30
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2117   Greens (#/L): 85   Diatoms (#/L): 740   Other Algae (#/L): 1067   Rotifers (#/L): 423   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1993

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1993-07-20
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
1993
16.5
2
52
16
90
8.1
7
435
355
181.5
205
0.01
0.334
0.01
0.331
8.6
0.238
0.189
0.03
1.29
0.321
0.23
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
25.8
25.5
25.5
25
21
18
14
10.5
9
8
7
6.5
5.5
5.5
5
4.8
DO (mg/L)
7.7
7.8
7.6
7.3
7.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 66
 
          Carlson TSI: 46
                    Indiana TSI: 22
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2422   Greens (#/L): 278   Diatoms (#/L): 370   Other Algae (#/L): 201   Rotifers (#/L): 397   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

2000

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2000-07-17
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
2000
16.5
1.8
32
17
103
8.35
7.3
438.6
310.1
161
190
0.01
0.292
0.054
0.373
10.02
0.024
0.022
0.069
1.52
0.68
0.59
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)
25.3
25.4
25.4
25.3
25.3
22.8
18
13.6
10.7
9.1
8.2
7.6
7.2
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.2
DO (mg/L)
7.8
7.8
8.4
8.2
8.2
8.2
4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 88
 
          Carlson TSI: 56
                    Indiana TSI: 33
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 43844   Greens (#/L): 35   Diatoms (#/L): 527   Other Algae (#/L): 4957   Rotifers (#/L): 281   Zooplankton (#/L): 28
 
 

2003

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2003-07-08
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
16.7
3.2
45
17
99.5
8.4
7.5
463.7
305.9
173
198
0.011
0.117
0.01
0.115
0.55
0.03
0.05
0.018
1.078
0.555
1.531
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
26.7
26.6
26.5
25.3
21
16.4
10.9
9.1
7.1
6.1
5.7
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.5
DO (mg/L)
7.9
8
8
8
8.2
8.5
7.8
0.8
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 29.9
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 80
 
          Carlson TSI: 35
                    Indiana TSI: 34
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 53888   Greens (#/L): 266   Diatoms (#/L): 2629   Other Algae (#/L): 10703   Rotifers (#/L): 159   Zooplankton (#/L): 92.4
 
 

2011

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2011-07-12
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
2011
16.46
1.6
5.59
9.3
113
8.2
7.4
420
286
187
219
0.01
0.238
0.028
0.308
7.61
0.071624
0.023627
0.018
4.523424
0.844838
2.285967
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)
28.1
27.9
27.8
27.8
25.3
23.5
20.4
17.4
12.8
10.3
9
8.1
7.1
6.6
6.3
6
5.8
DO (mg/L)
9.2
8.9
8.9
8.7
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 18.22
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 83.6
          Carlson TSI: 52
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2816394   Greens (#/L): 361883   Diatoms (#/L): 188809   Other Algae (#/L): 0   Rotifers (#/L): 47   Zooplankton (#/L): 82.9
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 58924   Greens (cells/L): 2108   Diatoms (cells/L): 221   Other Algae (cells/L): 0   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)