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Big Otter Steuben County
Indiana Clean Lakes Program Survey Data
Lake Information
Lake Location: 5 miles north of AngolaLatitude/Longitude: 41.43.4 N, 85.0.6666 W
Lake Type: Glacial Lake
Surface Area: 27 ha (67 acres)
Maximum Depth: 11 m (36 ft)
Lake Access: Public
Ramp Type: Concrete, DNR
Volunteer Survey Data
Big Otter Lake has been sampled by volunteers 17 years. The volunteer collected Secchi data is listed below:
| Sample Date | Sample Time | Secchi Depth (ft) | Chlorophyll-a (ug/L) | Total Phosphorus (ug/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-16 | 3:00 | 7.50 | ||
| 1990-07-01 | 10:15 | 7.00 | ||
| 1990-07-15 | 1:15 | 8.25 | ||
| 1990-07-29 | 11:55 | 6.25 | ||
| 1990-08-12 | 10:30 | 8.00 | ||
| 1990-08-26 | 2:15 | 7.25 | ||
| 1990-09-09 | 2:15 | 8.25 | ||
| 1991-05-19 | 1:05 | 10.50 | ||
| 1991-06-09 | 1:05 | 6.25 | ||
| 1991-06-23 | 3:10 | 6.00 | ||
| 1991-07-07 | 2:05 | 5.00 | ||
| 1991-07-21 | 1:30 | 6.50 | ||
| 1991-08-04 | 11:15 | 7.00 | ||
| 1991-08-25 | 2:10 | 8.50 | ||
| 1991-09-15 | 1:30 | 11.00 | ||
| 1991-09-28 | 1:00 | 10.00 | ||
| 1991-10-13 | 1:30 | 9.00 | ||
| 1992-05-28 | 3:40 | 5.00 | ||
| 1992-06-09 | 3:00 | 8.00 | ||
| 1992-06-23 | 1:15 | 5.00 | 0.02 | 37.00 |
| 1992-07-07 | 12:00 | 8.00 | ||
| 1992-07-24 | 2:45 | 9.00 | 3.78 | 63.00 |
| 1992-08-05 | 1:15 | 9.00 | 10.84 | |
| 1993-06-13 | 3:45 | 6.00 | 9.72 | 51.00 |
| 1993-06-27 | 3:00 | 5.50 | ||
| 1993-07-11 | 1:30 | 6.00 | 4.37 | 34.00 |
| 1993-07-25 | 2:25 | 5.25 | ||
| 1993-08-08 | 3:45 | 10.25 | 1.05 | 25.00 |
| 1993-08-24 | 3:20 | 9.00 | ||
| 1993-09-05 | 12:15 | 8.00 | 4.06 | 107.00 |
| 1993-09-19 | 2:30 | 11.00 | ||
| 1993-10-05 | 12:20 | 8.00 | 6.30 | 61.00 |
| 1994-05-22 | 11:50 | 16.00 | 0.22 | 14.00 |
| 1994-06-05 | 2:55 | 13.00 | ||
| 1994-06-19 | 1:15 | 12.00 | 0.88 | 13.00 |
| 1994-07-04 | 1:05 | 8.00 | ||
| 1994-07-16 | 2:00 | 6.33 | 1.34 | 25.00 |
| 1994-08-07 | 11:35 | 10.00 | ||
| 1994-08-21 | 2:35 | 9.00 | 6.30 | 49.00 |
| 1994-09-05 | 1:45 | 8.40 | ||
| 1994-09-18 | 3:00 | 12.00 | 1.67 | 32.00 |
| 1994-10-09 | 3:30 | 15.00 | ||
| 1994-10-22 | 1:30 | 13.00 | ||
| 1995-05-07 | 1:15 | 19.00 | ||
| 1995-05-21 | 3:30 | 16.00 | 0.78 | 28.00 |
| 1995-06-04 | 12:15 | 11.00 | ||
| 1995-06-18 | 1:20 | 8.00 | 3.82 | 30.00 |
| 1995-07-02 | 1:30 | 8.00 | ||
| 1995-07-16 | 11:40 | 6.75 | 4.00 | 24.00 |
| 1995-07-30 | 12:00 | 8.00 | ||
| 1995-08-13 | 12:25 | 11.00 | ||
| 1995-08-27 | 1:40 | 9.00 | 0.02 | 16.00 |
| 1995-09-10 | 3:20 | 9.00 | ||
| 1995-09-24 | 1:40 | 12.00 | 0.63 | 11.00 |
| 1996-06-02 | 3:30 | 10.00 | ||
| 1996-06-16 | 2:30 | 10.00 | ||
| 1996-06-30 | 11:35 | 7.00 | 2.50 | 34.00 |
| 1996-07-14 | 3:15 | 6.00 | ||
| 1996-07-28 | 2:15 | 7.00 | 3.04 | 23.00 |
| 1996-08-11 | 2:15 | 7.00 | ||
| 1996-08-25 | 3:10 | 12.00 | 0.65 | 23.00 |
| 1996-09-08 | 2:30 | 10.00 | ||
| 1996-09-22 | 2:05 | 9.50 | ||
| 1996-09-30 | 44.00 | |||
| 1996-10-06 | 2:10 | 10.25 | ||
| 1997-05-09 | 1:40 | 10.83 | ||
| 1997-06-23 | 12:30 | 11.16 | 1.25 | 20.00 |
| 1997-07-13 | 11:45 | 9.83 | 2.09 | 18.00 |
| 1997-07-27 | 12:30 | 8.08 | ||
| 1997-09-01 | 1:30 | 12.25 | ||
| 1997-09-15 | 10:30 | 7.75 | ||
| 1997-10-05 | 3:00 | 7.42 | ||
| 1997-10-12 | 2:45 | 6.58 | ||
| 1998-05-10 | 1:00 | 13.00 | ||
| 1998-05-31 | 3:00 | 13.40 | 13.00 | |
| 1998-06-14 | 2:15 | 11.40 | ||
| 1998-06-28 | 3:15 | 8.50 | 1.43 | 13.00 |
| 1998-07-10 | 11:45 | 9.70 | ||
| 1998-07-24 | 1:30 | 11.20 | 1.52 | 13.00 |
| 1998-08-07 | 10:15 | 9.05 | ||
| 1998-08-22 | 1:00 | 10.80 | 6.51 | 13.00 |
| 1998-09-13 | 1:00 | 9.00 | ||
| 1998-09-27 | 1:15 | 7.60 | ||
| 1999-05-29 | 12:20 | 13.00 | 1.29 | 53.00 |
| 1999-06-08 | 12:00 | 12.16 | ||
| 1999-06-22 | 12:30 | 6.10 | ||
| 1999-06-30 | 11:00 | 8.12 | 3.92 | 59.00 |
| 1999-07-11 | 4:00 | 8.17 | ||
| 1999-08-17 | 10:20 | 9.80 | ||
| 2000-06-17 | 12:50 pm | 6.40 | 4.22 | 51.00 |
| 2000-06-30 | 12:00 pm | 5.60 | ||
| 2000-07-13 | 3:15 pm | 5.80 | 8.67 | 48.00 |
| 2000-07-27 | 12:15 pm | 6.50 | ||
| 2000-08-10 | 2:15 pm | 8.40 | ||
| 2000-08-22 | 1:30 pm | 7.90 | 2.76 | 54.00 |
| 2001-05-12 | 1:15 pm | 13.40 | ||
| 2001-06-08 | 1:00 PM | 9.30 | 0.60 | 16.00 |
| 2001-06-30 | 1:30 PM | 11.60 | 0.35 | 13.00 |
| 2001-07-13 | 3:10 PM | 11.00 | ||
| 2001-07-31 | 12:15 PM | 9.20 | 1.25 | 53.00 |
| 2005-09-05 | 3:30pm | 6.10 | ||
| 2006-07-04 | 4:30 | 8.20 | ||
| 2006-07-23 | 3:20 pm | 6.60 | ||
| 2006-10-08 | 3:00 pm | 11.80 | ||
| 2007-05-19 | 2:45 pm | 7.60 | ||
| 2007-06-22 | 2:45 pm | 8.40 | ||
| 2008-07-04 | 4:00 pm | 9.40 | ||
| 2008-10-11 | 2:50 pm | 16.00 | ||
| 2009-07-06 | 9:00 am | 10.40 | ||
| 2009-07-28 | 2:00 pm | 8.20 | ||
| 2009-08-15 | 3:20 pm | 6.80 | ||
| 2009-08-23 | 2:34 pm | 6.80 |