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10 October 2011 SECCHI Disc Test

Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:15 PM Comments comments (0)

The Secchi Disc Tests for 10/11/2011Results are :

Sunny/Breezy Water= Brown/GreenWater Temp. = 66 F

                  Time            Depth                 Reading

1st Site     1:05pm        ...

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17 September 2011 SECCHI test results

Posted on September 21, 2011 at 9:15 PM Comments comments (0)

3:45 pm sunny/breezy  water color = green/brown

1st site 13'deep water reading = 7 7/10'

2nd site 24'deep water reading = 6 6/10'

3rd site 28'deep water reading = 7 4/10'

These readings are better than the last readings !!

The results from the temp./do meter readings are as follows:

Depth in meters-Temp. in celcius-dissolved oxygen %-dissolve...

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10 September 2011 Water Test

Posted on September 16, 2011 at 6:55 PM Comments comments (0)

Air temp = 21C 2:25pm  

Outlet Site # 148

                           Indiana StateAverage

dissolved oxygen            9mg/l                             &...

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2 September 2011 SECCHI test results

Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:35 PM Comments comments (0)

11:18A.M. Overcast/Breezy Green/Brown water

1st site    12' deep water     reading = 5'

2nd site   25' deep water     reading = 5'

3rd site   28' deep water      reading = 4 8/10'


The 9/2/2011 Temperature/D.O. meter readings are :

Depth ( M )        Temp. ( C )        D.O. ( % )     &#...

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21 August 2011 Chemical Water Test

Posted on August 26, 2011 at 5:05 PM Comments comments (1)

Outlet site #148, 1:20PM, Air Temp = 23C, Overcast

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8 August 2011 Chemical Water Test

Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:55 PM Comments comments (0)


Air temp was 24C Overcast with previous showers Site ID 148  Temp at site = 27C

W.O.L. outlet 1:50pm                         Indiana Average

dissolved oxygen = 7 mg/l                          9.8 mg/l

e-coli = 200 colonies/100ml             ...

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13 August 2011 Water Temp and D.O.Test

Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:55 PM Comments comments (0)

Test Performed at 2:05pm

Depth ( M )      Temp. ( C )      D.O.      ( % )D.O.      ( ppm )

Surface                  26.8         113.2            8.86

1                         &...

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13 August 2011 SECCHI Disc test

Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:50 PM Comments comments (0)

We did the test at 1:40pm

Sunny - Water color  ( green )  Surface water temp 80* F

Test           Water Depth               Reading             Temp

1                        13'&...

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2 August 2011 Secchi Disc test

Posted on August 2, 2011 at 6:39 PM Comments comments (0)

We did Secchi Disc tests today ( 8/2/2011) and the results are as follows:

West Otter Lake:  Sunny/Breezy 3:00 P.M. Surface water temp = 86F

                          Water Depth               ...

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16 July 2011 Water Test

Posted on July 25, 2011 at 2:33 PM Comments comments (0)

We did another chemical water teston 7/16/2011 and the results  are  

Outlet Site  # 148 3:10p.m. Clear/Sunny Air Temp - 27 Celsius

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