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McClish Steuben County
Indiana Clean Lakes Program Survey Data
Lake Information
Lake Location: 1 mile northwest of HelmerLatitude/Longitude: 41.32.25 N, 85.11.75 W
Lake Type: Glacial Lake
Surface Area: 14 ha (35 acres)
Maximum Depth: 17 m (56 ft)
Lake Access: Public
Volunteer Survey Data
McClish Lake has been sampled by volunteers 25 years. The volunteer collected Secchi data is listed below:
| Sample Date | Sample Time | Secchi Depth (ft) | Chlorophyll-a (ug/L) | Total Phosphorus (ug/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-01 | 11:00 am | 8.50 | ||
| 1990-05-16 | 10:30 am | 5.00 | ||
| 1990-05-30 | 10:30 am | 8.50 | ||
| 1990-06-14 | 10:00 | 5.00 | ||
| 1990-06-30 | 11:00 | 4.00 | ||
| 1990-07-15 | 1:00 | 13.00 | ||
| 1990-07-30 | 1:00 | 19.50 | ||
| 1990-08-15 | 1:00 | 6.00 | ||
| 1990-08-30 | 11:00 | 5.00 | ||
| 1990-10-01 | 11:00 | 7.50 | ||
| 1990-10-15 | 11:00 | 7.00 | ||
| 1990-10-28 | 11:00 | 6.50 | ||
| 1990-10-28 | 11:00 | 6.50 | ||
| 1991-05-01 | 11:00 | 18.00 | ||
| 1991-05-15 | 10:00 | 15.00 | ||
| 1991-05-31 | 11:00 | 15.00 | ||
| 1991-06-15 | 11:00 | 5.00 | ||
| 1991-06-30 | 11:00 | 11.00 | ||
| 1991-07-15 | 11:00 | 8.00 | ||
| 1991-07-30 | 11:00 | 6.00 | ||
| 1991-08-15 | 10:30 | 3.50 | ||
| 1991-09-01 | 11:00 | 2.00 | ||
| 1991-09-30 | 11:00 | 12.00 | ||
| 1991-10-12 | 1:00 | 15.00 | ||
| 1991-10-29 | 11:00 | 13.00 | ||
| 1992-05-15 | 1:00 | 9.00 | 1.54 | |
| 1992-06-02 | 11:30 | 10.75 | ||
| 1992-06-14 | 11:30 | 3.25 | 2.53 | 26.00 |
| 1992-07-02 | 12:00 | 10.25 | ||
| 1992-07-15 | 11:00 | 15.00 | 0.26 | 13.00 |
| 1992-08-15 | 12:00 | 5.50 | 4.18 | 47.00 |
| 1992-08-25 | 4.15 | 41.00 | ||
| 1992-09-01 | 11:00 | 5.50 | ||
| 1992-09-17 | 3.28 | 30.00 | ||
| 1992-10-01 | 11:30 | 11.50 | ||
| 1992-10-31 | 11:00 | 14.00 | ||
| 1993-05-15 | 12:00 | 5.00 | 12.36 | 31.00 |
| 1993-06-01 | 11:30 | 5.50 | ||
| 1993-06-13 | 12:30 | 5.00 | ||
| 1993-07-01 | 12:00 | 10.00 | ||
| 1993-07-15 | 1:15 | 7.00 | 2.08 | 10.00 |
| 1993-08-01 | 1:00 | 5.00 | ||
| 1993-08-15 | 1:00 | 5.50 | 1.34 | 46.00 |
| 1993-09-01 | 12:00 | 7.00 | ||
| 1993-09-16 | 11:30 | 13.00 | 23.00 | |
| 1993-10-01 | 12:00 | 12.00 | ||
| 1993-10-15 | 11:00 | 9.50 | 23.00 | |
| 1994-05-07 | 0.02 | 32.00 | ||
| 1994-05-08 | 11:00 | 22.50 | ||
| 1994-05-21 | 11:00 | 21.00 | ||
| 1994-06-07 | 11:30 | 17.00 | 0.02 | 34.00 |
| 1994-06-23 | 11:30 | 16.75 | ||
| 1994-07-03 | 11:30 | 13.50 | ||
| 1994-07-12 | 1:30 | 19.50 | 0.74 | 31.00 |
| 1994-07-30 | 1:00 | 10.00 | ||
| 1994-08-17 | 11:30 | 21.00 | 0.57 | 39.00 |
| 1994-09-01 | 11:30 | 20.00 | ||
| 1994-09-17 | 11:30 | 5.50 | 3.63 | 63.00 |
| 1994-10-02 | 11:00 | 10.50 | ||
| 1995-05-15 | 11:30 | 5.50 | 8.32 | 56.00 |
| 1995-05-31 | 1:30 | 6.50 | ||
| 1995-06-15 | 12:30 | 6.00 | 2.43 | 60.00 |
| 1995-07-02 | 11:30 | 5.50 | ||
| 1995-07-19 | 11:00 | 9.00 | 1.97 | 16.00 |
| 1995-08-01 | 11:30 | 18.00 | ||
| 1995-08-15 | 11:30 | 16.00 | 0.21 | 25.00 |
| 1995-09-01 | 12:00 | 10.00 | ||
| 1995-09-15 | 11:30 | 15.00 | 0.14 | 16.00 |
| 1995-10-02 | 11:45 | 13.00 | ||
| 1995-10-16 | 11:00 | 15.00 | ||
| 1996-06-01 | 11:30 | 5.00 | ||
| 1996-07-01 | 11:00 | 2.00 | 110.68 | 66.00 |
| 1996-07-15 | 11:00 | 9.00 | ||
| 1996-07-31 | 12:00 | 11.00 | 1.10 | 20.00 |
| 1996-08-25 | 11:30 | 10.50 | 0.58 | 29.00 |
| 1996-09-26 | 10:30 | 9.50 | 6.07 | 41.00 |
| 1996-10-11 | 1:30 | 9.50 | ||
| 1997-05-04 | 11:00 | 12.50 | ||
| 1997-05-17 | 11:30 | 10.00 | 2.92 | 31.00 |
| 1997-06-04 | 11:00 | 8.33 | ||
| 1997-06-15 | 2:00 | 8.00 | 0.89 | 23.00 |
| 1997-06-28 | 11:30 | 14.50 | ||
| 1997-07-15 | 11:00 | 4.50 | 2.69 | 18.00 |
| 1997-08-05 | 11:30 | 8.00 | ||
| 1997-08-10 | 1.16 | 22.00 | ||
| 1997-08-16 | 12:30 | 7.00 | ||
| 1997-09-03 | 11:30 | 5.00 | ||
| 1997-09-16 | 11:30 | 5.50 | ||
| 1999-05-14 | 3:30 | 4.40 | 0.25 | 24.00 |
| 1999-06-17 | 4:00 | 3.20 | 0.78 | 47.00 |
| 1999-07-15 | 6.90 | 1.14 | 47.00 | |
| 1999-08-22 | 10.50 | 1.05 | 65.00 | |
| 2000-05-04 | 10:00 am | 7.80 | ||
| 2000-05-16 | 0.25 | 25.00 | ||
| 2000-06-06 | 10:30 am | 8.00 | ||
| 2000-06-25 | 0.71 | 45.00 | ||
| 2000-07-05 | 10:00 am | 7.20 | ||
| 2000-08-06 | 10:00 am | 9.40 | ||
| 2000-09-15 | 11:00 am | 10.00 | ||
| 2000-09-20 | 1.30 | 42.00 | ||
| 2000-10-09 | 10:00 am | 10.20 | ||
| 2001-05-20 | 0.20 | 10.00 | ||
| 2001-06-29 | 0.25 | 42.00 | ||
| 2002-05-20 | 0.53 | 38.00 | ||
| 2002-05-30 | 10:50 | 13.00 | ||
| 2002-06-25 | 32.00 | |||
| 2002-07-19 | 10.00 | |||
| 2002-08-15 | 10:45 AM | 5.40 | ||
| 2002-08-17 | 0.47 | 16.00 | ||
| 2003-05-30 | 10:50 a.m. | 13.00 | 1.67 | 110.00 |
| 2003-06-29 | 3:00 PM | 4.50 | 0.24 | 21.00 |
| 2004-05-30 | 12:00 pm | 12.00 | 0.13 | 24.00 |
| 2004-06-29 | 11:30 am | 18.00 | 0.34 | 21.00 |
| 2004-07-25 | 2:00 pm | 12.50 | 0.03 | 37.00 |
| 2004-08-31 | 1:30 pm | 7.50 | 0.33 | 18.00 |
| 2005-05-28 | 11am | 9.20 | 0.04 | 53.00 |
| 2005-06-23 | 8am | 8.50 | 0.85 | 1142.00 |
| 2005-07-31 | 9:00 am | 8.50 | 0.61 | 28.00 |
| 2005-08-31 | 8:00 am | 6.17 | 24.50 | |
| 2006-05-20 | 0.07 | 35.00 | ||
| 2006-06-29 | 2 pm | 16.40 | 0.31 | 61.00 |
| 2006-07-30 | 18.30 | 0.38 | ||
| 2006-07-31 | 12:00 pm | 18.90 | ||
| 2006-08-31 | 33.00 | |||
| 2007-05-26 | 12:00 pm | 5.50 | 0.31 | 40.00 |
| 2007-06-22 | 9:00 am | 12.80 | 26.00 | |
| 2007-07-30 | 2:45 pm | 7.80 | 0.71 | 10.00 |
| 2007-08-18 | 1:00 pm | 7.60 | 0.24 | 10.00 |
| 2008-05-30 | 8:30 am | 12.60 | 1.79 | 14.00 |
| 2008-06-29 | 3:30 pm | 9.80 | 1.54 | 10.00 |
| 2008-08-16 | 08:00 am | 10.90 | 0.28 | 18.00 |
| 2009-05-30 | 8:00 AM | 9.11 | 0.99 | 21.00 |
| 2009-06-15 | 11:30 AM | 14.30 | 0.17 | 11.00 |
| 2009-07-31 | 1.60 | 25.00 | ||
| 2009-08-30 | 1.28 | 25.00 | ||
| 2010-05-17 | 1:30 PM | 10.10 | 1.33 | 26.00 |
| 2010-06-29 | 11:00 AM | 14.60 | 1.33 | 13.00 |
| 2011-05-31 | 9:45 AM | 6.7 | 13.88 | 73.0 |
| 2011-06-27 | 3:30 PM | 8.6 | 1.33 | 17.0 |
| 2011-07-20 | 2:15 PM | 16.4 | 1.33 | 13.0 |
| 2011-08-10 | 3:15 PM | 8.8 | 1.33 | 36.0 |
| 2012-05-17 | 12:15 PM | 25.1 | ||
| 2012-06-04 | 1:30 PM | 21 | ||
| 2012-06-14 | 10:30 AM | 22.1 | ||
| 2012-06-26 | 1:30 PM | 19.3 | 1.33 | 13 |
| 2012-07-12 | 12:15 PM | 12.5 | ||
| 2012-07-27 | 10:00 AM | 12.3 | 2.86 | 13 |
| 2012-08-03 | 10:30 AM | 15.4 | ||
| 2012-08-23 | 1:15 PM | 11.4 | 2.43 | 23 |
| 2012-09-06 | 3:00 PM | 10.5 | ||
| 2012-09-15 | 2:45 PM | 13.8 | ||
| 2012-10-04 | 2:15 PM | 11.5 | ||
| 2012-10-04 | 2:15 PM | 11.5 | ||
| 2012-10-16 | 2:15 PM | 12.5 | ||
| 2013-05-07 | 12 | 2.53 | 17 | |
| 2013-07-28 | 17.5 | 0.73 | 22 | |
| 2014-06-28 | 2:00 PM | 13.11 | 1.33 | 10.73 |
| 2014-07-29 | 1:45 PM | 14.8 | 163 | |
| 2014-08-28 | 9:30 AM | 10.6 | ||
| 2015-05-21 | 11:00 AM | 14.8 | 1.98 | 28.7 |
| 2015-05-30 | 3:00 PM | 8 | ||
| 2015-06-29 | 3:45 PM | 11.9 | 1.59 | 4.1 |
| 2015-07-30 | 2:00 PM | 14.4 | 3.02 | 218 |
| 2015-08-17 | 12:00 PM | 9.2 | 2.63 | 89.1 |