Clean Lakes Program: Miller (Chain of Lakes) - Noble County

 

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Miller (Chain of Lakes)

 

Noble County

1994

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-07-12
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
1994
8.2
2.2
46
12
81
8.3
7.4
380
328
155.5
216
0.01
0.294
0.01
0.536
8.65
0.022
0.022
0.018
1.532
0.23
1.643
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)
29.5
28.6
27.2
26.7
23.9
18.5
14.6
12.8
11.2
DO (mg/L)
8.9
8.9
6.8
6.2
3.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 59
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 8
 
          Carlson TSI: 46
                    Indiana TSI: 35
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 21498   Greens (#/L): 512   Diatoms (#/L): 4351   Other Algae (#/L): 239544   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 810
 
 

2000

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2000-08-14
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
8.2
1.5
14
10
87.2
8
7.1
453.7
365.5
160
232
0.016
0.637
0.075
1.189
8.56
0.026
0.022
0.018
4.501
1.015
6.251
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)
28.3
25.5
25
24.7
22.8
17.1
13
10.3
8.7
8.1
DO (mg/L)
7.24
7.36
7.22
6.89
3.91
0.43
0.4
0.38
0.37
0.34
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 38
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 93
 
          Carlson TSI: 57
                    Indiana TSI: 58
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 338682   Greens (#/L): 948   Diatoms (#/L): 1185   Other Algae (#/L): 21085   Rotifers (#/L): 995   Zooplankton (#/L): 75
 
 

2004

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2004-07-26
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
7.9
1.2
20
15
77
8
7.3
375
359
162
218
0.018
0.312
0.062
0.377
25.63
0.013
0.013
0.018
0.951
1.356
2.001
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)
24.5
24.4
24.3
24.2
23.5
18.5
12.2
8.8
DO (mg/L)
6.64
7.08
6.77
6.15
0.06
0.02
0.02
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 72.7
 
          Carlson TSI: 61
                    Indiana TSI: 38
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 15316   Greens (#/L): 722   Diatoms (#/L): 236   Other Algae (#/L): 4755   Rotifers (#/L): 13   Zooplankton (#/L): 11.8
 
 

2010

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2010-08-09
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
7.6
1
9.4
6.9
85.1
8.4
7.4
362
308
174
227
0.01
0.462
0.068
0.513
2.59
0.013
0.013
0.02
1.526
1.448
2.471
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)
29.5
27.4
26.8
26.2
22.8
17.6
11.5
8.5
DO (mg/L)
10.4
7.9
7.2
4.4
0.1
0
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 26
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 94.8
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 89.2
          Carlson TSI: 55
                    Indiana TSI: 63
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 9434664   Greens (#/L): 248717   Diatoms (#/L): 82906   Other Algae (#/L): 795894   Rotifers (#/L): 16581   Zooplankton (#/L): 9.2
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 175067   Greens (cells/L): 2013   Diatoms (cells/L): 381   Other Algae (cells/L): 7213   Rotifers (cells/L): 0   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0
 
 

2014

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2014-06-30
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
8.2
1.3
7.4
7.2
416
410
163
156
0.01
0.102
0.078
0.162
33.82
0.028
0.013
0.044
0.932
1.18
1.716
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
26.6
24.3
17.8
12.2
9.2
7.2
6.2
5.8
DO (mg/L)
7.3
6.9
2.4
0.4
0.3
0.32
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic:
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 98.1
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 76.6
          Carlson TSI: 65
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 76903   Greens (#/L): 9612   Diatoms (#/L): 3738   Other Algae (#/L): 9612   Rotifers (#/L): 449   Zooplankton (#/L): 125
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 1370   Greens (cells/L): 13   Diatoms (cells/L): 4   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)