Clean Lakes Program: Canada - Porter County

 

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Porter County

2001

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2001-08-15
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
2001
11
2.8
12
7.5
75.3
7.1
6.4
150
182
44
70
0.01
0.1
0.027
0.121
0.44
0.013
0.037
0.018
0.012
0.777
2.103
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
25.8
25.2
24.9
21.4
15.3
10.8
8.8
DO (mg/L)
7
6.9
6.3
5.4
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.3
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 33
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 40
 
          Carlson TSI: 40
                    Indiana TSI: 17
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 2668   Greens (#/L): 606   Diatoms (#/L): 321   Other Algae (#/L): 2882   Rotifers (#/L): 214   Zooplankton (#/L): 32.3
 
 

2005

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2005-06-28
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
2005
6.7
1.8
27
4.2
113.2
7.9
7
198.3
156.7
58
73
0.01
0.01
0.041
0.166
1.11
0.013
0.013
0.018
0.03
0.792
1.839
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)
29.1
28.2
27.2
25
18.9
13.9
10.3
7.9
DO (mg/L)
7.1
7.7
9
8.2
7.2
3.2
0
0
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 59.7
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 60.7
 
          Carlson TSI: 47
                    Indiana TSI: 24
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 4773   Greens (#/L): 17   Diatoms (#/L): 154   Other Algae (#/L): 2840   Rotifers (#/L): 68   Zooplankton (#/L): 17.3
 
 

2011

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2011-08-08
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
2011
6.71
1.3
9.2
7.5
5.5
6.9
6.4
130.9
129.2
43.5
56
0.01
0.01
0.041
0.0635
20.33
0.086891
0.013
0.060463
0.037922
0.7811725
1.195515
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
27.3
26.4
24.7
18.1
13
10.4
8.6
DO (mg/L)
5.4
4.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.07
0.04
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 14.9
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 84.7
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 34.1
          Carlson TSI: 58
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 890518   Greens (#/L): 1548727   Diatoms (#/L): 38718   Other Algae (#/L): 135514   Rotifers (#/L): 19   Zooplankton (#/L): 10.4
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 34202   Greens (cells/L): 6027   Diatoms (cells/L): 39   Other Algae (cells/L): 136   Rotifers (cells/L): 0.019   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0.01037
 
 

2012

         
Sample Location: Deep Hole
Sample Date: 2012-06-27
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
2012
6.1
2.1
11.55
11.5
80.8
7.2
6.9
155.4
134.2
51
61
0.01
0.01
0.018
0.098
3.46
0.013
0.013
0.033
0.171
1.140978
2.162309
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)
23.8
25.4
25.2
24.7
20.6
16.1
12.5
9.4
DO (mg/L)
10.34
7.53
6.45
5.97
4.84
3.36
1.18
0.04
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 50
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU): 96.2
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells): 59.9
          Carlson TSI: 52
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L): 1120241   Greens (#/L): 379435   Diatoms (#/L): 90341   Other Algae (#/L): 280060   Rotifers (#/L): 39   Zooplankton (#/L): 72
Blue-Greens (cells/L): 64360   Greens (cells/L): 1625   Diatoms (cells/L): 90   Other Algae (cells/L): 804   Rotifers (cells/L): 0   Zooplankton (cells/L): 0
 
 

2015

         
Sample Location: deep hole
Sample Date: 2015-07-13
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
2015
7
1.4
7.3
6.56
6.8
6.4
150
45
68
0.01
0.062
0.026
0.136
10.39
0.013
0.018
0.018
0.573
0.752
2.063
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)
25.05
22.57
19.39
16.34
12.17
9.58
8.54
DO (mg/L)
8.39
4.76
1.45
0.74
0.35
0.23
0.25
                                                                           
% Water Column Oxic: 28.57
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of NU):
 
Blue-Green Dominance (% of cells):
          Carlson TSI: 59
                   
                                                                           
Blue-Greens (#/L):   Greens (#/L):   Diatoms (#/L):   Other Algae (#/L):   Rotifers (#/L):   Zooplankton (#/L):
Blue-Greens (cells/L):   Greens (cells/L):   Diatoms (cells/L):   Other Algae (cells/L):   Rotifers (cells/L):   Zooplankton (cells/L):
 
 

 

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)