Clean Lakes Program: Witmer - Lagrange County

 

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Witmer

 

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
16.5
1.1
27
9.5
115
8.6
7.6
430
425
205
234
0.01
0.282
0.076
0.402
0.719
0.678
0.027
2.071
1.334
3.497
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
22.5
20
14.5
12
10
9
8
7.5
7.5
7
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
DO (mg/L)
10
9
3.8
0.2
0.2
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: 31.3
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 38
 
          Carlson TSI: 63
                    Indiana TSI: 32
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 4423   Greens (#/L): 0   Diatoms (#/L): 1184   Other Algae (#/L): 5941   Rotifers (#/L): 177   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
16.5
1.2
34
14.1
98
8.3
7.4
442
383
189
206
0.01
0.216
0.052
0.317
23.51
0.328
0.167
0.019
0.793
0.554
0.345
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
24.8
23
18.5
15
12.2
0.5
9.3
8.5
8
8
7.8
7.3
7
DO (mg/L)
8.6
8.5
8.3
8.2
4.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 18
 
          Carlson TSI: 60
                    Indiana TSI: 28
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 14548   Greens (#/L): 1010   Diatoms (#/L): 4243   Other Algae (#/L): 58798   Rotifers (#/L): 778   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
16.5
1.4
26
12
98.7
8.4
7.6
501
349.1
180
206
0.013
0.223
0.065
0.296
5.85
0.537
0.068
0.312
1.155
0.947
1.735
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
25.7
25.7
25.6
25.6
25.4
19.4
15.1
11.4
9.5
8.7
8.4
8.2
8
7.9
7.7
DO (mg/L)
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.5
7.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 29
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 91
 
          Carlson TSI: 56
                    Indiana TSI: 38
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 22076   Greens (#/L): 116   Diatoms (#/L): 233   Other Algae (#/L): 1454   Rotifers (#/L): 407   Zooplankton (#/L): 26.5
 
 

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
16.3
0.9
19
10
96.6
8.5
7.6
498.9
342.2
179
215
0.01
0.238
0.017
0.134
31.4
0.216
0.038
0.018
1.36
0.803
1.695
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
25.7
25.8
25.8
25.5
22.8
18.2
15.1
12.9
11.9
9.8
9
8.2
7.8
7.6
7.4
7
6.8
DO (mg/L)
8.4
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.1
4.4
0.4
0.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 24.6
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 95
 
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 49
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 112941   Greens (#/L): 473   Diatoms (#/L): 421   Other Algae (#/L): 3577   Rotifers (#/L): 947   Zooplankton (#/L): 95.6
 
 

 

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)