2007 National Lake Survey - Wisconsin Results

Results for Lake Kegonsa, Dane County (WBIC: 802600)


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
LAKE KEGONSA - DEEP HOLE 07/02/2007

Secchi Depth
(m)
Hit
Bottom
Chlorophyll a
(µg/L)
Total Phosphorus
(mg/L)
TSI
(Secchi)
TSI
(Chl a)
TSI
(TP)
1.45 NO 23.6 0.056 55 62 62

pH Diss. Si
(µg/L)
Alkalinity
(mg/L)
8.72 8.65 181

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 24.7 10 552 8.7
1 24.6 9.9 552 8.7
2 24.2 9.8 556 8.7
3 24.1 8.9 557 8.6
4 23.7 5.9 572 8.3
5 23.3 2.5 578 8
6 22.8 1.1 586 7.7
7 22.5 0.4 592 7.6
8 21.6 0.2 604 7.6
8.5 21.2 0.2 612 7.5
9 21.2 0.2 616 7.4
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