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Little Turkey LaGrange County
Indiana Clean Lakes Program Survey Data
Lake Information
Lake Location: 0.5 miles west of ElmiraLatitude/Longitude: 41.35.75 N, 85.13 W
Lake Type: Glacial Lake
Surface Area: 54 ha (133 acres)
Maximum Depth: 8 m (26 ft)
Lake Access: Public
Ramp Type: Concrete, DNR
Volunteer Survey Data
Little Turkey 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-13 | 11:15 am | 5.50 | ||
| 1990-06-27 | 10:30 | 5.50 | ||
| 1990-07-18 | 11:30 | 3.50 | ||
| 1990-07-31 | 10:45 | 3.50 | ||
| 1990-08-14 | 10:30 | 3.00 | ||
| 1990-09-06 | 11:15 | 3.50 | ||
| 1990-09-20 | 1:00 | 3.00 | ||
| 1990-10-11 | 10:30 | 2.50 | ||
| 1991-05-07 | 10:30 | 4.00 | ||
| 1991-05-28 | 1:30 | 13.50 | ||
| 1991-06-06 | 2:15 | 7.50 | ||
| 1991-06-19 | 10:30 | 3.00 | ||
| 1991-07-15 | 2:30 | 3.50 | ||
| 1991-07-31 | 2:00 | 3.00 | ||
| 1991-08-26 | 2:00 | 2.50 | ||
| 1991-09-28 | 2:30 | 4.00 | ||
| 1991-10-16 | 10:30 | 3.00 | ||
| 1992-05-28 | 2:30 | 9.00 | ||
| 1992-06-12 | 1:30 | 12.00 | 2.34 | 39.00 |
| 1992-07-11 | 11:30 | 3.00 | 7.23 | 49.00 |
| 1992-08-17 | 12:10 | 3.50 | 11.45 | 83.00 |
| 1992-09-17 | 12:10 | 3.00 | 6.01 | 47.00 |
| 1992-10-01 | 12:20 | 3.00 | ||
| 1992-10-22 | 12:50 | 4.00 | ||
| 1993-06-16 | 12:15 | 3.50 | 8.60 | 29.00 |
| 1993-07-21 | 1:15 | 5.50 | 7.03 | 10.00 |
| 1993-08-23 | 1:15 | 3.00 | 7.96 | 25.00 |
| 1993-09-18 | 18.32 | 53.00 | ||
| 1993-10-06 | 10:20 | 4.00 | 27.51 | 81.00 |
| 1994-05-13 | 1:10 | 7.00 | 1.44 | 35.00 |
| 1994-06-09 | 10:15 | 12.50 | 1.90 | 20.00 |
| 1994-07-19 | 10:30 | 2.75 | 15.63 | 27.50 |
| 1994-08-16 | 12:30 | 4.00 | 8.75 | 44.00 |
| 1994-09-16 | 12:15 | 5.00 | 4.04 | 32.00 |
| 1995-07-24 | 2:30 | 2.50 | 0.02 | 40.50 |
| 1995-08-16 | 2:30 | 2.25 | 1.04 | 44.00 |
| 1995-09-26 | 4:00 | 3.25 | 6.68 | 45.00 |
| 1996-07-31 | 2:00 | 3.20 | 0.02 | 51.00 |
| 1996-08-22 | 2:30 | 2.60 | 24.48 | 49.00 |
| 1996-09-20 | 3:45 | 3.40 | 1.91 | 37.00 |
| 1997-05-30 | 1:15 | 5.10 | 7.58 | 40.00 |
| 1997-06-26 | 1:15 | 5.50 | 2.35 | |
| 1997-07-18 | 3:30 | 2.50 | 6.48 | 30.00 |
| 1997-08-30 | 3:05 | 3.40 | 30.76 | 60.00 |
| 1998-05-26 | 3:35 | 6.60 | 2.01 | 32.00 |
| 1998-06-29 | 3:00 | 8.00 | 1.64 | 42.00 |
| 1998-07-11 | 1:55 | 5.40 | ||
| 1998-07-21 | 2:10 | 2.70 | 2.31 | 42.00 |
| 1998-08-21 | 1:50 | 3.70 | 4.94 | 26.00 |
| 1999-05-27 | 3:05 | 7.10 | 7.49 | 88.00 |
| 1999-06-29 | 2:10 | 4.00 | 13.26 | 88.00 |
| 1999-07-17 | 1:45 | 3.00 | 0.02 | 72.00 |
| 1999-08-16 | 2:55 | 3.20 | 5.13 | 54.00 |
| 2000-05-21 | 3:10 pm | 8.00 | 2.60 | 76.00 |
| 2000-06-23 | 2:45 pm | 5.00 | 8.59 | 61.00 |
| 2000-07-13 | 11:45 am | 5.60 | 3.84 | 53.00 |
| 2000-08-20 | 2:30 pm | 3.30 | 12.48 | 42.00 |
| 2001-05-19 | 1:00 pm | 6.70 | 1.64 | 50.00 |
| 2001-06-25 | 10:30 am | 7.40 | 3.96 | 48.00 |
| 2001-07-16 | 10:05 am | 2.20 | 2.34 | 70.00 |
| 2001-08-30 | 3:15 pm | 3.10 | 5.12 | 57.00 |
| 2002-05-27 | 12:30 pm | 7.00 | 63.00 | |
| 2002-06-19 | 11:30 a.m. | 9.90 | 0.85 | 92.00 |
| 2002-07-23 | 12:30 p.m. | 3.70 | 8.33 | 37.00 |
| 2002-08-25 | 11:30 a.m. | 4.30 | 11.38 | 77.00 |
| 2003-05-24 | 12:15 PM | 6.40 | 5.77 | |
| 2003-06-15 | 39.00 | |||
| 2003-06-22 | 12:15 PM | 9.50 | 1.86 | 36.00 |
| 2003-07-17 | 8.37 | 49.00 | ||
| 2003-08-19 | 1:00 p.m. | 4.10 | 4.70 | 52.00 |
| 2004-05-22 | 11:50 am | 9.30 | 2.40 | 10.00 |
| 2004-06-25 | 1:15 pm | 3.65 | 14.48 | 31.00 |
| 2004-07-16 | 1:45 pm | 3.20 | 13.24 | 47.00 |
| 2004-08-22 | 1:00 pm | 4.20 | 0.77 | 40.00 |
| 2005-05-17 | 12pm | 7.50 | ||
| 2005-05-18 | 3.84 | 50.00 | ||
| 2005-06-17 | 10:45am | 7.30 | 3.25 | 32.00 |
| 2005-07-20 | 11:45 am | 3.30 | 27.00 | |
| 2005-08-17 | 11:15am | 6.30 | 5.17 | 31.00 |
| 2006-05-29 | 2:30 pm | 9.60 | 1.95 | 42.50 |
| 2006-06-27 | 1:45 | 6.60 | 0.67 | 38.00 |
| 2006-08-16 | 12:30 pm | 3.00 | 4.38 | 51.00 |
| 2006-09-03 | 30.00 | |||
| 2007-05-23 | 3:00 pm | 10.00 | ||
| 2007-05-28 | 1.28 | 33.00 | ||
| 2007-06-16 | 10:30 am | 3.70 | 4.44 | 27.00 |
| 2007-07-15 | 2:30 pm | 2.40 | 3.43 | 33.00 |
| 2007-08-11 | 3:30 pm | 4.70 | 6.14 | 26.00 |
| 2008-07-09 | 10:30 am | 6.50 | 1.92 | 33.00 |
| 2008-08-20 | 6.93 | 36.00 | ||
| 2010-06-28 | 4:00:00 PM | 7.30 | 20.00 | |
| 2010-07-31 | 3:00:00 PM | 3.30 | 10.00 | |
| 2011-05-01 | 34.0 | |||
| 2011-06-29 | 1:21 PM | 5.0 | ||
| 2011-07-26 | 3:55 PM | 2.0 | 27.0 | |
| 2014-09-17 | 1:00 PM | 9 | 13.86 | 19.12 |
| 2015-05-16 | 2:30 PM | 11 | 3.25 | 36.6 |
| 2015-06-21 | 1:30 PM | 5.8 | 15.9 | 43.9 |
| 2015-07-17 | 5:00 PM | 5.5 | ||
| 2015-08-22 | 11:30 AM | 4.9 | 15.8 | 39.6 |
| 2016-05-16 | 12:30 PM | 6.9 | 6.63 | 24 |
| 2016-06-15 | 2:00 PM | 6.5 | 7.29 | 25 |
| 2016-07-15 | 12:30 PM | 3.9 | 11.40 | 22 |
| 2016-08-18 | 1:00 PM | 6.0 | 11.90 | 27 |
| 2017-05-21 | 1:00 PM | 7.2 | 5.94 | 23 |
| 2017-06-20 | 1:00 PM | 5.0 | 20.69 | 33 |
| 2017-07-20 | 1:30 PM | 4.6 | 9.30 | 27 |
| 2017-08-16 | 2:30 PM | 3.0 | 9.65 | 27 |