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Big Noble County
Indiana Clean Lakes Program Survey Data
Lake Information
Lake Location: 8 miles north of Columbia CityLatitude/Longitude: 41.16.716 N, 85.30.1 W
Lake Type: Glacial Lake
Surface Area: 92 ha (227 acres)
Maximum Depth: 21 m (69 ft)
Lake Access: Public
Ramp Type: Concrete, DNR
Volunteer Survey Data
Big Lake has been sampled by volunteers 22 years. The volunteer collected Secchi data is listed below:
| Sample Date | Sample Time | Secchi Depth (ft) | Chlorophyll-a (ug/L) | Total Phosphorus (ug/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-07-10 | 10:30 | 5.00 | ||
| 1991-07-14 | 2:00 | 3.25 | ||
| 1991-07-28 | 1:00 | 3.50 | ||
| 1991-09-08 | 1:30 | 6.00 | ||
| 1991-09-21 | 2:00 | 9.00 | ||
| 1992-05-10 | 3:45 | 7.50 | ||
| 1992-05-21 | 3:40 | 9.00 | 0.81 | 55.00 |
| 1992-06-11 | 3:45 | 2.25 | ||
| 1992-06-21 | 11:25 | 3.25 | 15.15 | 55.00 |
| 1992-07-10 | 3:45 | 3.50 | ||
| 1992-07-29 | 3:40 | 2.50 | 18.28 | 47.00 |
| 1992-08-11 | 3:40 | 3.00 | ||
| 1992-08-25 | 3:45 | 4.50 | 8.51 | 40.00 |
| 1992-10-09 | 3:40 | 7.00 | ||
| 1992-10-30 | 3:50 | 7.50 | 8.38 | 30.00 |
| 1993-06-02 | 3:50 | 10.25 | 3.40 | 27.00 |
| 1993-06-13 | 11:15 | 10.00 | ||
| 1993-06-27 | 10:10 | 11.00 | ||
| 1993-06-30 | 11:50 | 12.00 | ||
| 1993-07-04 | 10:20 | 12.00 | ||
| 1993-07-18 | 11:00 | 11.00 | ||
| 1993-07-24 | 10:20 | 10.00 | 4.86 | 13.00 |
| 1993-08-01 | 10:15 | 8.00 | ||
| 1993-08-14 | 10:30 | 5.50 | ||
| 1993-08-21 | 11:00 | 4.00 | ||
| 1993-08-29 | 3:45 | 3.50 | 16.66 | 55.00 |
| 1993-09-07 | 10:05 | 4.50 | ||
| 1993-09-18 | 11:00 | 4.75 | ||
| 1993-09-30 | 3:00 | 5.50 | 12.00 | |
| 1993-10-17 | 2:30 | 5.50 | 18.00 | |
| 1994-05-08 | 11:00 | 14.00 | ||
| 1994-05-23 | 3:45 | 9.00 | 5.71 | 24.00 |
| 1994-05-28 | 11:00 | 9.50 | ||
| 1994-06-04 | 10:15 | 9.50 | ||
| 1994-06-11 | 11:30 | 12.00 | ||
| 1994-06-19 | 11:15 | 13.00 | ||
| 1994-06-30 | 3:30 | 11.00 | 8.18 | 18.00 |
| 1994-07-10 | 12:50 | 10.50 | ||
| 1994-07-19 | 3:55 | 10.00 | ||
| 1994-07-23 | 10:00 | 7.25 | 6.90 | 36.50 |
| 1994-07-31 | 11:00 | 5.25 | ||
| 1994-08-07 | 12:40 | 5.00 | ||
| 1994-08-26 | 3:45 | 5.00 | 0.97 | 24.00 |
| 1994-09-17 | 1:30 | 4.00 | ||
| 1994-09-25 | 11:20 | 5.25 | 0.97 | 71.00 |
| 1994-10-05 | 3:45 | 5.25 | ||
| 1995-06-14 | 0.02 | 24.00 | ||
| 1995-06-15 | 1:00 | 12.00 | ||
| 1995-06-18 | 11:00 | 12.00 | ||
| 1995-06-25 | 11:30 | 10.50 | ||
| 1995-06-29 | 1:00 | 7.00 | 12.10 | 30.00 |
| 1995-07-04 | 11:00 | 6.00 | ||
| 1995-07-09 | 10:00 | 5.00 | ||
| 1995-07-16 | 11:45 | 8.00 | ||
| 1995-07-23 | 8.73 | 27.00 | ||
| 1995-08-20 | 8.01 | 43.00 | ||
| 1995-09-16 | 7.88 | 38.00 | ||
| 1996-06-22 | 1:00 | 3.00 | ||
| 1996-06-28 | 1:30 | 2.75 | 14.62 | 60.00 |
| 1996-07-03 | 11:30 | 2.50 | 18.04 | 62.00 |
| 1996-07-21 | 10:45 | 3.50 | ||
| 1996-07-28 | 11:20 | 4.00 | ||
| 1996-08-02 | 12:10 | 3.00 | ||
| 1996-08-10 | 10:45 | 2.25 | ||
| 1996-08-17 | 11:30 | 2.50 | ||
| 1996-08-24 | 12:40 | 2.25 | ||
| 1996-08-30 | 1:00 | 3.00 | 9.34 | 41.00 |
| 1996-09-08 | 2:50 | 3.00 | ||
| 1996-09-20 | 2:00 | 3.75 | 0.71 | 54.00 |
| 1996-10-06 | 11:00 | 7.25 | ||
| 1997-05-24 | 11:15 | 15.00 | ||
| 1997-05-30 | 3:00 | 12.00 | ||
| 1997-06-05 | 1:00 | 14.00 | 4.07 | 40.00 |
| 1997-06-15 | 1:00 | 8.00 | ||
| 1997-06-28 | 11:45 | 5.25 | 18.89 | 30.00 |
| 1997-07-06 | 10:30 | 4.00 | ||
| 1997-07-12 | 11:00 | 5.00 | ||
| 1997-07-26 | 12:15 | 3.25 | 16.22 | 40.00 |
| 1997-08-03 | 12:30 | 2.50 | ||
| 1997-08-10 | 10:15 | 4.50 | ||
| 1997-08-16 | 10:30 | 5.00 | ||
| 1997-08-23 | 10:30 | 5.00 | ||
| 1997-08-31 | 12:45 | 3.50 | 20.94 | 40.00 |
| 1997-09-06 | 1:10 | 4.50 | ||
| 1997-09-13 | 11:25 | 8.50 | ||
| 1998-05-29 | 10:30 | 6.25 | 13.14 | 42.00 |
| 1998-06-06 | 11:00 | 6.50 | ||
| 1998-06-15 | 2:00 | 9.00 | ||
| 1998-06-28 | 10:45 | 10.75 | 2.76 | 36.00 |
| 1998-07-05 | 11:15 | 9.50 | ||
| 1998-07-14 | 3:45 | 10.00 | ||
| 1998-07-30 | 3:45 | 6.50 | 13.88 | 26.00 |
| 1998-08-17 | 3:55 | 4.50 | ||
| 1998-08-26 | 3:50 | 5.00 | ||
| 1998-08-29 | 10:30 | 4.75 | 14.90 | 29.00 |
| 1998-09-10 | 2:40 | 6.50 | ||
| 1999-06-15 | 3:45 | 10.10 | ||
| 1999-06-20 | 10:05 | 10.90 | 3.93 | 27.00 |
| 1999-06-27 | 12:00 | 9.80 | ||
| 1999-07-03 | 11:00 | 11.20 | ||
| 1999-07-11 | 10:30 | 12.10 | ||
| 1999-07-18 | 11:00 | 10.10 | 4.76 | 34.00 |
| 1999-07-25 | 12:00 | 8.90 | ||
| 1999-08-01 | 12:08 | 3.30 | ||
| 1999-08-08 | 12:30 | 4.60 | ||
| 1999-08-21 | 12:30 | 3.30 | ||
| 1999-08-28 | 11:30 | 5.20 | 4.22 | 69.00 |
| 1999-09-04 | 11:05 | 5.70 | ||
| 1999-09-12 | 3:45 | 5.50 | ||
| 2000-05-07 | 11:15 am | 12.20 | ||
| 2000-05-21 | 1:10 pm | 11.80 | 2.41 | 52.00 |
| 2000-05-29 | 10:15 am | 7.80 | ||
| 2000-06-11 | 12:35 pm | 12.80 | ||
| 2000-06-19 | 1:00 pm | 10.50 | ||
| 2000-06-24 | 11:10 am | 9.20 | 3.45 | 52.00 |
| 2000-07-03 | 10:50 am | 6.80 | ||
| 2000-07-09 | 11:15 am | 6.40 | ||
| 2000-07-17 | 3:15 pm | 7.30 | ||
| 2000-07-23 | 11:15 am | 8.40 | ||
| 2000-08-06 | 12:00 pm | 5.60 | ||
| 2000-08-13 | 10:45 am | 5.50 | ||
| 2000-08-20 | 3:45 pm | 4.90 | ||
| 2000-08-27 | 11:40 am | 4.50 | ||
| 2000-08-30 | 12.77 | 46.00 | ||
| 2000-09-10 | 2:30 pm | 4.80 | ||
| 2001-05-28 | 11:00 AM | 8.70 | 0.42 | 29.00 |
| 2001-06-11 | 1:00 PM | 12.40 | ||
| 2001-06-19 | 11:15A | 12.80 | ||
| 2001-06-23 | 11:35A | 11.30 | 2.02 | 10.00 |
| 2001-06-30 | 11:10A | 12.80 | ||
| 2001-07-08 | 10:45A | 9.00 | ||
| 2001-07-16 | 12:45P | 8.70 | ||
| 2001-07-28 | 12:40P | 6.40 | ||
| 2001-07-31 | 2.43 | 40.00 | ||
| 2001-08-12 | 12:15P | 6.50 | ||
| 2001-08-26 | 11:40A | 5.70 | 4.50 | 50.00 |
| 2002-05-31 | 12:30 pm | 7.80 | 1.34 | 56.00 |
| 2002-06-09 | 10:40 am | 8.70 | ||
| 2002-06-22 | 11:50 a.m. | 9.50 | ||
| 2002-06-29 | 11:00 a.m. | 12.30 | 0.39 | 69.00 |
| 2002-07-06 | 11:15 a.m. | 11.90 | ||
| 2002-07-14 | 10:45 a.m. | 10.10 | ||
| 2002-07-22 | 10:50 am | 8.80 | ||
| 2002-07-30 | 12:45 p.m. | 6.30 | 8.51 | 38.00 |
| 2002-08-10 | 10:45 a.m. | 3.10 | ||
| 2002-08-25 | 12:15 p.m. | 3.80 | 13.43 | 32.00 |
| 2002-09-07 | 12:45 | 5.60 | ||
| 2003-05-28 | 12:00 | 2.60 | 50.88 | 85.00 |
| 2003-06-17 | 1:45 P | 3.90 | ||
| 2003-06-23 | 12:00 PM | 6.60 | 3.56 | 46.00 |
| 2003-07-04 | 11:30 AM | 7.40 | ||
| 2003-07-12 | 11:10 AM | 5.40 | ||
| 2003-07-26 | 11:20 a.m. | 2.70 | 17.62 | 66.00 |
| 2003-08-07 | 11:40 a.m. | 2.60 | ||
| 2003-08-25 | 10:30 a.m. | 2.40 | 20.51 | 59.00 |
| 2003-09-08 | 12:50 p.m. | 2.30 | ||
| 2004-06-30 | 12:35 PM | 3.20 | 13.46 | 78.00 |
| 2004-07-24 | 1:00 PM | 2.60 | 23.20 | 40.00 |
| 2004-08-07 | 12:05 PM | 3.20 | ||
| 2004-08-14 | 12:30 PM | 3.30 | ||
| 2004-08-21 | 11:50 AM | 4.30 | ||
| 2004-08-28 | 11:50AM | 6.70 | 6.54 | 47.00 |
| 2005-06-07 | 2 pm | 3.00 | ||
| 2005-06-18 | 1:10 PM | 5.60 | 9.93 | 27.00 |
| 2005-07-09 | 12:08 PM | 4.80 | 6.16 | 22.00 |
| 2005-07-29 | 11:30 AM | 5.80 | ||
| 2005-08-22 | 1:50 pm | 4.60 | ||
| 2006-06-11 | 6.20 | |||
| 2006-06-25 | 10.20 | 1.87 | 31.00 | |
| 2006-07-19 | 1:45 PM | 3.20 | ||
| 2006-07-23 | 11:45AM | 3.20 | 6.92 | |
| 2006-08-01 | 3.60 | |||
| 2006-08-10 | 12:45PM | 2.60 | ||
| 2006-08-23 | 1:15 PM | 3.40 | 4.06 | 26.00 |
| 2006-08-31 | 3.80 | |||
| 2006-09-14 | 1:45PM | 4.60 | ||
| 2007-05-29 | 11:30 am | 2.50 | 14.62 | 30.00 |
| 2007-06-11 | 1:30 pm | 4.40 | ||
| 2007-06-29 | 1:30 pm | 3.20 | 4.21 | 26.00 |
| 2007-07-07 | 12:30 pm | 4.60 | ||
| 2007-07-19 | 1:40 pm | 4.90 | ||
| 2007-07-29 | 1:30 pm | 5.10 | 1.79 | 29.00 |
| 2007-08-15 | 2 PM | 3.70 | ||
| 2007-08-31 | 10:40 AM | 3.00 | 17.33 | 56.00 |
| 2008-06-11 | 01:45 PM | 4.50 | 10.89 | 28.00 |
| 2008-06-25 | 01:55 PM | 5.10 | ||
| 2008-07-03 | 01:45 PM | 4.70 | ||
| 2008-07-14 | 8.68 | 24.00 | ||
| 2008-07-29 | 11:45 AM | 5.00 | 7.69 | 29.00 |
| 2008-08-16 | 12:15 PM | 5.40 | ||
| 2008-09-02 | 11:05 AM | 4.50 | 29.00 | |
| 2009-05-31 | 1:30:00 PM | 3.30 | 31.01 | 11.00 |
| 2009-06-13 | 12:15:00 PM | 5.50 | ||
| 2009-07-05 | 01:10 PM | 8.00 | 6.31 | 52.00 |
| 2009-07-27 | 2:00:00 PM | 5.80 | 12.88 | 45.00 |
| 2009-08-20 | 12:45:00 PM | 3.40 | ||
| 2009-08-31 | 12:15:00 PM | 3.70 | 22.57 | 32.00 |
| 2010-06-04 | 3:30:00 PM | 8.50 | 3.38 | 42.00 |
| 2010-06-20 | 3:50:00 PM | 4.20 | ||
| 2010-06-29 | 3:00:00 PM | 2.80 | 11.53 | 36.00 |
| 2010-07-11 | 12:15:00 PM | 4.00 | ||
| 2010-07-26 | 2:15:00 PM | 2.80 | 12.58 | 29.00 |
| 2010-08-12 | 1:30:00 PM | 2.50 | ||
| 2010-08-29 | 12:20:00 PM | 6.20 | 5.68 | 56.00 |
| 2011-06-20 | 3:30 | 3.6 | 15.27 | 27.0 |
| 2011-07-06 | 11:30 AM | 9.9 | 2.48 | 27.0 |
| 2011-07-14 | 2:30 PM | 8.4 | ||
| 2011-07-30 | 11:45 AM | 11.1 | ||
| 2011-08-08 | 1:30 PM | 7.3 | ||
| 2011-08-30 | 3:45 PM | 6.0 | ||
| 2012-05-19 | 12:15 PM | 10.3 | 2.86 | 24 |
| 2012-05-30 | 3:30 PM | 12 | ||
| 2012-06-10 | 1:30 PM | 11.8 | 4.29 | 16 |
| 2012-06-30 | 10:00 AM | 8.5 | ||
| 2012-07-29 | 10:15 AM | 4.7 | 1.71 | 33 |
| 2012-08-31 | 8.79 | 23 | ||
| 2012-09-22 | 3:00 PM | 6.5 |