2007 National Lake Survey - Wisconsin Results

Results for Little Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County (WBIC: 46000)

Little Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County
Little Elkhart Lake
Sheboygan 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
LITTLE ELKHART LAKE - DEEP HOLE 07/10/2007

Secchi Depth
(m)
Hit
Bottom
Chlorophyll a
(µg/L)
Total Phosphorus
(mg/L)
TSI
(Secchi)
TSI
(Chl a)
TSI
(TP)
4.45 NO 2.71 0.018 38 40 46

pH Diss. Si
(µg/L)
Alkalinity
(mg/L)
8.67 1.22 123

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 27.2 8.3 365 8.6
1 27.1 8.4 365 8.6
2 26.8 8.4 365 8.6
3 26.6 8 367 8.6
4 24 8.7 373 8.5
5 19 10.9 394 8.2
6 13.8 0.5 415 7.2
6.5 12.1 0.3 422 7.3
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