Lake Valentine - Arden Hills, MN, Bethel University - 2005 |
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Time |
Volunteer |
TP (ml) sample |
TKN (ml) sample |
CLA (ml) |
Secchi Disk Depth (m) |
Surface Temp (C) |
Air Temp (F) |
Comments |
|
4/17/05 |
11:00 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
500 |
0.85 |
14.7 |
60 |
Strong rain 4-16-05 yellow brown color - dirty, potamogeton is starting to grow at surface, clear, light breeze |
4/29/05 |
12:00 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
1000 |
1.325 |
10.9 |
51 |
Mostly cloudy, lows have been in the upper 30s and highs in the 50s. Quite breezy. Clearer than the last sediment filled sample. Light yellow-brown color to water. Not much more plant development than last time |
5/14/05 |
2:45 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
1000 |
1.625 |
12.6 |
52.9 |
Mostly cloudy, but with a patch of sun over me while sampling. Windy, but calming down. Wind at 12K from the NW. Cool and rain almost all week. Nuphar - pond lilies out but water and magin mostly clear and clean. |
5/30/05 |
3:00 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
1000 |
2.74 |
21 |
76 |
Mostly clear, with a slight breeze. Potomogeton and Cerratophylum are growing quite a ways out from the shore and the water is very clear. |
6/10/05 |
12:00 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
1000 |
1.56 |
24.8 |
80.5 |
Calm, 50 clouds. Plant pieces floating near sample site with edge macrophytes starting to form a surface matt near the shore, but canoeing through was still easy. Water very clear. |
8/15/05 |
12:30 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
1000 |
1.4 |
25.3 |
78 |
Macrophytes in littoral zone extensive, but boatable |
9/2/05 |
12:30 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
500 |
0.67 |
21.7 |
71 |
Extensive matt of coontail, potomogeton, and matte blue green, water very yellow,brown. Windy last two days. Boating in edge very difficult. |
9/27/05 |
12:30 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
750 |
0.77 |
18.6 |
71 |
Rain and wind during the week, extensive coontail matte near shore. |
10/15/05 |
12:30 |
Kistler |
50 |
50 |
750 |
1.15 |
14.2 |
62.7 |
Clear and Breezy from the West. Water with a slight greenish cast. In gallon jug is yellow-clear. |