Clean Lakes Program: Muncie - Noble County

 

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Muncie

  

Noble County

1994

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1994-07-11
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
1994
7.9
1.2
37
11
129
8.6
7.6
530
475
189
245
0.01
0.029
0.01
0.092
22.98
0.97
0.03
0.035
1.532
0.23
1.118
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
26.8
25.5
25
23.8
19
15.3
13.5
DO (mg/L)
12.8
12.7
11.3
6.5
1.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 52
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 46
  
          Carlson TSI: 52
                    Indiana TSI: 40
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 105770   Greens (#/L): 8628   Diatoms (#/L): 8202   Other Algae (#/L): 106836   Rotifers (#/L): 0   Zooplankton (#/L): 298
 
 

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
6
0.8
47
9
210.3
8.7
7.55
478
530
183
240
0.01
0.01
0.107
0.064
98.68
0.013
0.013
0.035
1.299
1.116
2.311
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)
27.2
24
22.2
21.4
20.6
18.8
DO (mg/L)
19.9
19.9
17.9
2.1
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 50
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 87.7
  
          Carlson TSI: 70
                    Indiana TSI: 39
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 45511   Greens (#/L): 2092   Diatoms (#/L): 2673   Other Algae (#/L): 1109   Rotifers (#/L): 454   Zooplankton (#/L): 36.8
 
 

2013

          
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2013-07-15
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
2013
6.4
1.2
18.98
7.38
8.7
7.4
592
555
199
203
0.002
0.089
0.043
0.19
35.92
0.508
0.242
0.018
1.701
1.702
3.803
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)
31.33
26.78
22.85
18.13
13.54
11.01
DO (mg/L)
11.55
13.45
10.83
2.48
0.57
0.35
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 46.88
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 95.2
  
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 87.7
           Carlson TSI: 65
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 193082   Greens (#/L): 20124   Diatoms (#/L): 1088   Other Algae (#/L): 5440   Rotifers (#/L): 199   Zooplankton (#/L): 105
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 2115   Greens (cells/L): 26   Diatoms (cells/L): 2   Other Algae (cells/L): 76   Rotifers (cells/L): 0   Zooplankton (cells/L): 2
 
 

 

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)