Clean Lakes Program: Sparta - Noble County

 

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Indiana Clean Lakes Program Lake Report

Sparta

 

Noble County

1991

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1991-07-16
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
1991
3
2.3
77.5
9
118
8
8
430
444
118.6
122.8
0.01
0.01
0.086
0.038
0.172
0.275
0.025
0.023
1.451
1.451
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
27
27
26
25
DO (mg/L)
10.6
11
9.4
8
1.7
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 37
 
          Carlson TSI: 58
                    Indiana TSI: 7
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 460   Greens (#/L): 115   Diatoms (#/L): 77   Other Algae (#/L): 268   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L): 326
 
 

1993

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 1993-08-16
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
2.4
1.8
45
122
8.9
8.8
362
365
85.5
90
0.01
0.01
0.011
0.011
1.8
0.022
0.022
0.018
0.018
1.185
1.895
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
26.3
25.4
24.3
DO (mg/L)
10.8
10.2
9.2
8.2
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 69
 
          Carlson TSI: 42
                    Indiana TSI: 21
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 11931   Greens (#/L): 161   Diatoms (#/L): 1848   Other Algae (#/L): 2451   Rotifers (#/L): 866   Zooplankton (#/L): 0
 
 

2000

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2000-08-01
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
2.4
1.3
21
8
95.7
8.4
406.3
109
0.016
0.048
3.94
0.655
0.092
0.12
0.798
0.853
1.533
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)
25.9
25.9
25.9
25.5
DO (mg/L)
7.7
7.7
7.6
6.6
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 46
 
          Carlson TSI: 53
                    Indiana TSI: 18
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1660   Greens (#/L): 170   Diatoms (#/L): 638   Other Algae (#/L): 128   Rotifers (#/L): 851   Zooplankton (#/L): 156.7
 
 

2003

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2003-08-11
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
2003
2.4
1.4
20
8
81
8.2
489
156
0.01
0.024
10.04
0.013
0.018
0.402
1.822
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
25.9
25.8
25.7
DO (mg/L)
8.6
6.6
6.6
6.8
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 100
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 15
 
          Carlson TSI: 53
                    Indiana TSI: 18
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 6712   Greens (#/L): 379   Diatoms (#/L): 1028   Other Algae (#/L): 35940   Rotifers (#/L): 1191   Zooplankton (#/L): 138.4
 
 

 

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)