Clean Lakes Program: Big - Noble County

 

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Noble County

1990

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1990-07-02
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
1990
21.3
1.9
37
12.5
115
8.4
7.1
450
380
140.4
176.3
0.008
0.336
0.029
0.088
2.031
0.959
0.025
0.959
2.11
1.353
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
24
20
17.5
15
11.5
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
DO (mg/L)
9.4
9.5
7
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.1
2
2
2
2.3
2.5
1.7
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 90
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 99
 
          Carlson TSI: 52
                    Indiana TSI: 52
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1181714   Greens (#/L): 4857   Diatoms (#/L): 3885   Other Algae (#/L): 1943   Rotifers (#/L): 348   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

1994

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-07-18
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
21.3
2.8
38
15
115
8.6
7.7
460
370
153
168.5
0.006
0.229
0.01
0.274
7.73
0.51
0.35
0.018
0.404
0.306
0.548
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)
29
28.5
28.5
28
27.5
25.5
23
18.5
15
13.5
12.5
12
11.5
10.5
10
9
9
9
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
DO (mg/L)
9.6
9.5
9.5
9.4
9.4
1.5
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 60
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 69
 
          Carlson TSI: 44
                    Indiana TSI: 27
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 13545   Greens (#/L): 787   Diatoms (#/L): 331   Other Algae (#/L): 4557   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 292
 
 

1998

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1998-07-13
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
1998
21.3
2.2
28
13.25
139
8.76
7.38
420
220
143.2
175
0.01
0.427
0.019
0.466
7.83
0.352
0.305
0.018
0.847
0.849
2.117
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)
27.1
26
26
26
25
20.5
15.5
10.5
9
8
7
6.5
6
5.3
5
4.5
4.2
4
4
4
4
4
4
DO (mg/L)
10.6
11.2
11.1
10.9
9.8
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 52.4
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 94
 
          Carlson TSI: 49
                    Indiana TSI: 37
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 31766   Greens (#/L): 372   Diatoms (#/L): 325   Other Algae (#/L): 1068   Rotifers (#/L): 279   Zooplankton (#/L): 32.8
 
 

2004

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-08-02
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
2004
21.3
0.7
33
10.2
135.8
8.9
7.55
410.8
346.1
132
188
0.01
0.254
0.051
0.297
16.71
0.013
0.013
0.018
1.473
1.442
2.381
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)
27.7
27.5
26.5
25.4
23.5
22.1
17.6
16.2
14.3
11.3
10.2
9.3
8.9
8.3
7.9
7.5
7.3
7.1
7
6.9
DO (mg/L)
11.4
11.3
10.9
9.4
3.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 17
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 63.6
 
          Carlson TSI: 61
                    Indiana TSI: 40
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 4157   Greens (#/L): 430   Diatoms (#/L): 1522   Other Algae (#/L): 364   Rotifers (#/L): 33   Zooplankton (#/L): 25.4
 
 

2010

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2010-08-10
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
2010
22.9
1
7
8.2
110.8
8.6
7.4
372
285
138
194
0.01
0.382
0.035
0.427
13.86
0.013
0.013
0.026
1.416
1.305
2.621
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)
27.4
27.6
27.5
27
26.7
23.7
18
14.1
11
9.6
8.3
7.9
7.5
7.2
6.8
6.3
6
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
DO (mg/L)
8.9
8.6
8.8
7.9
7.5
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 13
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 99.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 97.91
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 62
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 8599740   Greens (#/L): 49998   Diatoms (#/L): 116663   Other Algae (#/L): 16666   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 3
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 86877   Greens (cells/L): 50   Diatoms (cells/L): 117   Other Algae (cells/L): 17   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)