2007 National Lake Survey - Wisconsin Results

Results for Fox Lake, Iron County (WBIC: 1849500)

Fox Lake, Iron County
Fox Lake
Iron County - DNR Photo


NOTE: Only the data collected during the 2007 National Lake Survey are included here, and many of the results will not be available until late-2008.

Currently available data include:

Water chemistry

Include summary text on TSI values and lake productivity results

Site NameDate
FOX LAKE - DEEPEST SPOT 08/08/2007

Secchi Depth
(m)
Hit
Bottom
Chlorophyll a
(µg/L)
Total Phosphorus
(mg/L)
TSI
(Secchi)
TSI
(Chl a)
TSI
(TP)
2.75 NO 3.23 0.012 45 42 40

pH Diss. Si
(µg/L)
Alkalinity
(mg/L)
7.43 0.602 19.5

Secchi = Secchi disc transparency in meters (m); Chl a = chlorophyll a in micrograms per liter (µg/L); TP = total phosphorus in µg/L; TSI(Secchi), TSI(Chl a), TSI(TP) = Wisconsin trophic state index based on Secchi, Chl a, and TP, respectively; Diss. Si = dissolved silica in µg/L; Alkalinity = alkalinity as total CaCO3 in milligrams per liter (mg/L);


Mid-lake water column profiles

Mid-lake profile graph
Depth
(m)
Temp.
°C
DO
(mg/L)
Conductivity
(µS/cm)
pH
.5 23.6 8.2 54 7.7
1 23.6 8.5 54 7.8
2 23.5 8.1 55 7.6
3 22.8 7.3 54 7.1
4 19.1 3.3 51 6
5 13.4 0.4 44 5.7
6 9.5 0.4 73 6
6.5 8.9 0.4 94 6.3
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