Clean Lakes Program: Westler - Lagrange County

 

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Westler

 

Lagrange County

1989

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1989-08-02
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
10.7
1.2
27
10
112
8.3
7.1
455
470
203
284
0.01
0.343
0.04
0.445
0.71
1.223
1.486
4.187
1.494
6.174
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
24.5
22
17
13
10.5
9.2
8.5
8
8
DO (mg/L)
9.4
9.1
2.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 42.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 92
 
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 44
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 27065   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 127   Other Algae (#/L): 2002   Rotifers (#/L): 346   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1993

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1993-07-19
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
1993
10.7
1.6
26
13
106
8.5
7.3
442
403
189
217
0.01
0.168
0.023
0.19
14.19
0.281
0.088
0.018
1.229
0.459
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
26
25.5
25
25.1
19.5
15.9
13.2
11
9.8
8.2
DO (mg/L)
9
9
9
8.9
8.6
0.2
0.2
0.18
0.18
0.2
0.18
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 33
 
          Carlson TSI: 53
                    Indiana TSI: 18
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 16798   Greens (#/L): 515   Diatoms (#/L): 4844   Other Algae (#/L): 28855   Rotifers (#/L): 284   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

2000

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2000-07-11
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
1.2
21
10
106.2
8.45
7.7
489.2
363.9
174
216
0.012
0.03
0.025
0.04
4.87
0.544
0.05
0.069
1.322
0.917
1.799
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)
26.1
26
25.1
25
24.3
21.1
16.5
12.7
11.1
9.5
9
DO (mg/L)
8.7
8.8
8.7
8.7
7.1
1
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 44
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 94
 
          Carlson TSI: 51
                    Indiana TSI: 34
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 40037   Greens (#/L): 100   Diatoms (#/L): 349   Other Algae (#/L): 1747   Rotifers (#/L): 150   Zooplankton (#/L): 64.8
 
 

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
9.5
1.6
43
13.5
107
8.5
7.6
503
349.3
180
221
0.01
0.091
0.01
0.132
17.22
0.222
0.023
0.02
1.31
0.988
2.692
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
27.3
27.1
26.7
26
20.1
15.8
12.8
10.1
8.6
DO (mg/L)
8.6
8.6
8.5
8.5
8.2
7.1
1
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 52.6
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96
 
          Carlson TSI: 49
                    Indiana TSI: 41
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 107217   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 441   Other Algae (#/L): 4411   Rotifers (#/L): 29   Zooplankton (#/L): 34.8
 
 

2014

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2014-07-21
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
0.9
28.06
8.53
8.5
7.1
419
460
168
228
0.01
0.337
0.036
0.329
13.61
0.013
0.013
0.112
3.009
0.987
3.391
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)
26.1
25.2
24.8
23.2
21.9
16.8
12.9
11.5
10.7
10
DO (mg/L)
7.21
7.76
20.12
15.22
5.69
0.28
0.25
0.01
0.09
0.16
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic:
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 99
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 85.2
          Carlson TSI: 66
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 92390   Greens (#/L): 5340   Diatoms (#/L): 534   Other Algae (#/L): 9613   Rotifers (#/L): 325   Zooplankton (#/L): 203
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 2200   Greens (cells/L): 12   Diatoms (cells/L): 1   Other Algae (cells/L): 10   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)