State Water Survey Division

WATER QUALITY SECTION

AT
PEORIA, ILLINOIS
SWS Contract Report 274
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF LAKE ELLYN
by
Thomas E. Hill, David L. Hullinger, and V. Kothandaraman
Final Report Submitted to the
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
August 31, 1981
CONTENTS
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I nt r oduct i on 1
Scope of wor k 1
Met hods 1
Resul t s and obser vat i ons 4
Acknowl edgment s 5
Ref er ences 6
Tabl e 1 7
Tabl e 2 14
Tabl e 3 . 18
Tabl e 4 22
PHYSI CAL, CHEMI CAL, AND BI OLOGI CAL
WATER QUALI TY CHARACTERI STI CS
OF LAKE ELLYN
by Thomas E. Hi l l , Davi d L. Hul l i nger , and V. Kot handar aman
I NTRODUCTI ON
As a par t of t he maj or ef f or t s under t aken by t he Nor t heast er n I l l i noi s
Pl anni ng Commi ssi on ( NI PC) under t he Nat i onal Ur ban Runof f Pr ogr amt o eval uat e
t he wat er qual i t y ef f ect s of st or mwat er det ent i on st or age, t he Wat er Qual i t y
Sect i on of t he I l l i noi s St at e Wat er Sur vey car r i ed out f i el d and l abor at or y
i nvest i gat i ons t o char act er i ze t he physi cal , chemi cal , and bi ol ogi cal nat ur e
of t he wat er col umn i n Lake El l yn. The i nvest i gat i on was per f or med by t he
I l l i noi s St at e Wat er Sur vey i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act ual ar r angement s
( 1- 44- 26- 84- 355- 000) bet ween NI PC and t he Boar d of Tr ust ees, Uni ver si t y of
I l l i noi s, commenci ng on J ul y 1, 1980, and endi ng on August 31, 1981. The r e-
sul t s of f our sampl i ng t r i ps and t he subsequent l abor at or y anal yses ar e summa-
r i zed and di scussed i n t hi s r epor t .
SCOPE OF WORK
Tempor al and spat i al var i at i ons i n t he l ake wat er qual i t y char act er i st i cs
wer e moni t or ed t hr ough a ser i es of i nt ensi ve t hr ee- day sampl i ng pr ogr ams con-
duct ed i n J ul y, August , and Oct ober of 1980, and i n Apr i l of 1981.
Dur i ng each of t hese t hr ee- day sampl i ng schedul es, in-situ obser vat i ons
wer e made f or di ssol ved oxygen and t emper at ur e. On- si t e det er mi nat i ons f or
pH and al kal i ni t y wer e made. Dept h i nt egr at ed wat er sampl es wer e al so col l ect -
ed f or chemi cal and bi ol ogi cal char act er i zat i ons. The f ol l owi ng chemi cal anal -
yses wer e per f or med on t he wat er sampl es: chl or i de, chemi cal oxygen demand,
t ot al phosphat e- P, t ot al di ssol ved phosphat e- P, t ot al or t ho phosphat e- P, di s-
sol ved or t ho phosphat e- P, t ot al ammoni a- N, di ssol ved ammoni a- N, di ssol ved
ni t r at e and ni t r i t e- N, suspended sol i ds, di ssol ved sol i ds, t ot al and di ssol ved
or gani c ni t r ogen, and t ot al and di ssol ved Kj el dahl ni t r ogen. Al so, det er mi na-
t i ons wer e made f or t he t ot al and di ssol ved f r act i ons of t he f ol l owi ng met al s:
ar seni c, cadmi um, copper , chr omi um, i r on, l ead, mer cur y, and zi nc.
The i dent i f i cat i on and enumer at i on of al gae and zoopl ankt on wer e al so
per f or med.
METHODS
Lake El l yn wat er qual i t y char act er i st i cs wer e exami ned by means of an
i nt ensi ve t hr ee- day sampl i ng pr ogr amon f our di f f er ent occasi ons: J ul y 29- 31,
1980; August 26- 28, 1980; Oct ober 28- 30, 1980; and Apr i l 20- 22, 1981. Dur i ng
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t he f i r st vi si t t o t he l ake, sampl es wer e col l ect ed at t wo st at i ons, A and B
( f i gur e 1) . As t he dat a gat her ed at t hese st at i ons wer e not si gni f i cant l y
di f f er ent , sampl es wer e col l ect ed onl y at st at i on B dur i ng subsequent vi si t s.
Dur i ng each of t hese f i el d vi si t s, di el obser vat i ons and sampl e col l ec-
t i ons at 2- hour i nt er val s wer e made f or di ssol ved oxygen, t emper at ur e, pH,
al kal i ni t y, and chl or ophyl l - a. Al so wat er sampl es wer e col l ect ed at 12- hour
i nt er val s ( at noon and mi dni ght ) cover i ng a per i od of t wo days f or chemi cal
and bi ol ogi cal exami nat i ons.
In-situ di ssol ved oxygen and t emper at ur e measur ement s wer e made wi t h a
gal vani c cel l oxygen anal yzer equi pped wi t h a t her mi st er . An oxygen met er ,
Yel l ow Spr i ng I nst r ument Company Model 54, was st andar di zed i n l ake sur f ace
wat er i n whi ch di ssol ved oxygen cont ent was det er mi ned by t he modi f i ed Wi nk-
l er met hod as out l i ned by t he Amer i can Publ i c Heal t h Associ at i on ( 1976) .
Temper at ur e and di ssol ved oxygen measur ement s wer e obt ai ned i n t he wat er col -
umn at 1- f oot i nt er val s commenci ng f r omt he sur f ace of t he l ake.
Sampl es f or di el det er mi nat i ons of pH and al kal i ni t y wer e obt ai ned f r om
t he sur f ace and 2- f oot and 4- f oot dept hs. Al kal i ni t y and pH det er mi nat i ons
wer e made i n t he f i el d usi ng a Met r ohmHer i sau pH met er . Tot al al kal i ni t y
was det er mi ned by t i t r at i ng a 50- ml sampl e wi t h a 0. 02N sul f ur i c aci d st andar d
sol ut i on.
Dept h i nt egr at ed sampl es wer e col l ect ed f or chl or ophyl l - a det er mi nat i ons.
The sampl es wer e f r ozen i mmedi at el y and kept f r ozen unt i l anal yzed. Al so t he
sampl es col l ect ed at 12- hour i nt er val s f or chemi cal and bi ol ogi cal char act er -
i zat i ons wer e al l dept h i nt egr at ed sampl es. Wat er sampl es f or l abor at or y
chemi cal anal yses wer e t r anspor t ed i n i ce and kept r ef r i ger at ed unt i l anal yses
wer e compl et ed.
Labor at or y chemi cal anal yses wer e made accor di ng t o Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Wastewater ( Ameri can Publ i c Heal t h Associ at i on,
1976) . The pr ocedur es used ar e i ndi cat ed bel ow:
Chl or i de Ar gent omet r i c met hod
Chemi cal oxygen demand Di chr omat e r ef l ux met hod
Or t ho phosphat e- P Ascor bi c aci d met hod
Tot al phosphat e- P Di gest i on wi t h sul f ur i c aci d, ni t r i c
aci d mi xt ur es and det er mi nat i on by
ascor bi c aci d met hod
Ammoni a- N Di st i l l at i on f ol l owed by endophenol -
hypochl or i t e col or i met r i c det er mi nat i on
Ni t r at e and ni t r at e- N Chr omot r opi c and di azonat i on met hods
Kj el dahl - N Di gest i on and di st i l l at i on f ol l owed
by endophenol - hypochl or i t e col or i met r i c
det er mi nat i on
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Figure 1. Lake Ellyn, showing sampling locations
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For det er mi ni ng t he di ssol ved f r act i ons of var i ous chemi cal const i t uent s,
wat er sampl es wer e f i l t ered t hr ough 0. 45 mf i l t er s. Fi l t er abl e sol i ds wer e
det er mi ned by f i l t er i ng wat er sampl es t hr ough gl ass f i ber f i l t ers ( What man GFC
gr ade) usi ng gooch cr uci bl es.
For heavy met al anal yses, t he f ol l owi ng sampl e pr epar at i on met hod was
used. A r epr esent at i ve por t i on of t he wat er sampl e was di gest ed sever al t i mes
i n a beaker wi t h a concent r at ed ni t ri c aci d and hydr ochl or i c aci d mi xt ur e on
a hot pl at e, maki ng cer t ai n t hat t he sampl e di d not boi l . Fi nal l y, a smal l
vol ume of concent r at ed ni t ri c aci d was added t o t he beaker and war med t o di s-
sol ve t he r esi due. The sampl e was br ought up t o t he desi red vol ume wi t h doubl e
dei oni zed wat er and cent ri f uged t o r emove i nsol ubl e si l i cat e and ot her mat er i al s.
Concent r at i ons of cadmi um, chr omi um, copper , i r on, l ead, mer cur y, and zi nc
wer e det er mi ned by usi ng at omi c absor pt i on spect r oscopy as det ai l ed by t he
Amer i can Publ i c Heal t h Associ at i on ( 1976) . Ar seni c concent r at i ons wer e det er -
mi ned by t he I CP ( i nduct i vel y coupl ed pl asma) pr ocedur e.
Wat er sampl es i n a vol ume of 380 ml wer e col l ect ed f or phyt opl ankt on i den-
t i f i cat i on and enumer at i on. These sampl es wer e pr eser ved i n 20 ml of f or mal i n
at t he t i me of col l ect i on and st ored at r oomt emper at ur e unt i l exami ned.
For al gal i dent i f i cat i on and enumer at i on, t he sampl e was t hor oughl y
mi xed and a 1- ml al i quot pi pet t ed i nt o a Sedgwi ck- Raf t er cel l . A di f f er ent i al
i nt er f er ence cont r ast mi cr oscope equi pped wi t h a 10X or 20X eyepi ece, 20X or
100X obj ect i ve, and a Whi ppl e di sc was used f or i dent i f i cat i on and count i ng
pur poses. Fi ve short st r i ps wer e count ed. The phyt opl ankt on wer e i dent i f i ed
as t o speci es and wer e cl assi f i ed i nt o f i ve mai n gr oups: bl ue- gr eens, gr eens,
di at oms, f l agel l at es, and ot her s. For enumer at i on, bl ue- gr een al gae wer e
count ed by t he t r i chomes. Gr een al gae wer e count ed by i ndi vi dual cel l s except
Actvnastrum, Coelastrum, and Pediastrum, whi ch wer e recorded by each col ony
obser ved. Scenedesmus was count ed by each cel l packet . Di at oms wer e count ed
as one or gani smr egar dl ess of t hei r gr oupi ng connect i ons. For f l agel l at es, a
col ony of Dinobryon or a si ngl e cel l of Ceratium was recorded as a uni t .
For zoopl ankt on i dent i f i cat i on and enumer at i on, 20 l i t ers of dept h i nt e-
gr at ed wat er sampl es wer e f i l t ered t hrough a Wi sconsi n pl ankt on net , and t he
mat er i al ret ai ned i n t he net was washed i nt o a pl ast i c cont ai ner wi t h dei oni zed
wat er and pr eser ved i n 95 per cent et hanol .
I n t he l abor at or y, t he vol ume of t he sampl e was made up t o equal 200 ml ,
and a 1- ml al i quot was pi pet t ed i nt o a Sedgwi ck- Raf t er cel l . A di f f er ent i al
i nt er f er ence cont r ast mi cr oscope was used t o i dent i f y and enumer at e t he zoo-
pl ankt ons. Fi ve st ri ps wer e count ed and t he r esul t s ext r apol at ed.
RESULTS AND OBSERVATI ONS
The r esul t s of t he f i r st 3- day i nt ensi ve sampl i ng of t he Lake El l yn wa-
t er s car r i ed out dur i ng J ul y 29- 31, 1980, ar e shown i n t abl e 1. As t he wat er
qual i t y char act er i st i cs at t hese t wo st at i ons ar e not si gni f i cant l y di f f er ent ,
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onl y st at i on B was moni t or ed subsequent l y. Consequent l y, dat a f or st at i on B
onl y ar e shown i n t abl es 2 t o 4.
The di el obser vat i ons f or t emper at ur e, di ssol ved oxygen, pH, al kal i ni t y,
and chl or ophyl l - a ar e shown f or bot h st at i ons A and B i n t abl es l a- e. Resul t s
of chemi cal and BOD det er mi nat i ons, and phyt opl ankt on and zoopl ankt on i dent i -
f i cat i on and enumer at i on f or st at i on A ar e shown r espect i vel y i n t abl es 1f ,
1g, 1j , and 1k. Li kewi se r esul t s f or st at i on B ar e shown i n t abl e 1h, 1i , 1l,
and 1m. Val ues f or t he t hr ee succeedi ng i nt ensi ve sur veys ar e si mi l ar l y ar -
r anged i n t abl es 2, 3, and 4.
Even t hough Lake El l yn i s a shal l ow l ake, i t exhi bi t s a 6 C ver t i cal t em-
per at ur e gr adi ent dur i ng t he af t er noon hour s i n J ul y ( t abl e l a) . The magni t ude
of t hi s gr adi ent was onl y about 2C i n August and i t was pr act i cal l y absent i n
Oct ober and Apr i l .
The l ake exhi bi t ed a hi gh degr ee of phot osynt het i c act i vi t y dur i ng J ul y
and August . Di ssol ved oxygen i n t he phot i c zone exceeded 20 mg/ 1 dur i ng t he
af t er noon hour s i n J ul y. Thi s obser vat i on i s r ei nf or ced by t he f act t hat
chl or ophyl l - a concent r at i ons wer e hi gher . Al so at t hi s t i me t her e was a con-
comi t ant i ncr ease i n pH and decr ease i n al kal i ni t y ( t abl e 1c and 1d) at t he
sur f ace when compar ed wi t h wat er s at dept hs bel ow 3 f eet . Thi s i s mai nl y
because t he oxygen demands exer t ed by t he l ake bot t omsedi ment s on t he over -
l yi ng wat er s wer e much hi gher t han t he oxygen r epl eni shment f r omt he at mos-
pher e and al gal act i vi t i es.
Di el f l uct uat i ons and var i at i ons wi t h dept h i n t emper at ur e, DO, pH, and
al kal i ni t y wer e mor e moder at e i n August t han i n J ul y. The l ake had pr act i cal l y
uni f or mwat er qual i t y char act er i st i cs wi t h dept h i n Oct ober and Apr i l .
Chl or i de concent r at i on l evel s f ound i n t he l ake dur i ng Apr i l wer e 3 t o 5
or der s of magni t ude hi gher t han val ues obser ved f or ot her per i ods. Thi s cl ear l y
r ef l ect s t he i mpact of wi nt er r oad sal t appl i cat i ons. Phosphor us and ni t r ogen
concent r at i ons i n t hei r var i ous f or ms wer e f ound t o be si mi l ar t o t he val ues
f or ot her l akes i n nor t heast er n I l l i noi s ( Kot handar aman et al . , 1977; Kot handa-
r aman and Evans, 1979) . The heavy met al s concent r at i ons f ound i n Lake El l yn
wat er s wer e compar abl e t o and somet i mes l ess t han t he val ues r epor t ed f or si x-
t een cent r al and sout her n I l l i noi s l akes ( Hul l i nger , ' 1975) .
Al gal gr owt hs of bl oompr opor t i ons wer e obser ved dur i ng al l f our sampl i ng
per i ods. Al gal count s wer e t he hi ghest dur i ng J ul y i nvest i gat i ons wi t h t he
bl ue- gr een al gae bei ng t he domi nant gr oup. Bl ue- gr een al gae wer e t he domi nant
gr oup i n August but t hei r number s wer e l ess t han i n J ul y. Subsequent l y t he
domi nance shi f t ed t o gr eens i n Oct ober and t hen t o di at oms i n Apr i l .
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thi s i nvest i gat i on was sponsor ed and f unded by t he Nor t heast er n I l l i noi s
Pl anni ng Commi ssi on and was conduct ed under t he gener al gui dance of St anl ey A.
Changnon, J r . , Chi ef of t he I l l i noi s St at e Wat er Sur vey. The f ol l owi ng per son-
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nel , under t he super vi si on of Ral ph L. Evans, Head of t he Sur vey' s Wat er Qual -
i t y Sect i on, par t i ci pat ed i n var i ous phases of t hi s i nvest i gat i on: Davi s B.
Beuscher , Dan Gal l agher , Dana B. Shackl ef or d, Br ent B. Gr egor y, Donal d Roseboom,
and Ri char d Twai t . Li nda J ohnson t yped t he manuscr i pt and t abl es.
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Tabl e 1a. Di ur nal obser vat i ons i n Lake El l yn ( 7- 29- 80) - Temper at ur e, C
Location 1 pm 3 pm 5 pm 7 pm 9 pm 11 pm 1 am 3 am 5 am 7 am 9 am 11 am
2 pm 3:30 6 pm 7:45 9:30 11:30 1:30 3:40 5:30 7:30 9:30 11:30
pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
St at i on A, sur f ace 28. 2 28. 2 29. 1 28. 6 27. 2 26. 3 25. 7 25. 0 24. 6 24. 2 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on B, sur f ace 28. 0 28. 0 28. 9 28. 0 27. 0 26. 2 25. 4 24. 8 24. 5 24. 2 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on A, 1 f t . dept h 28. 1 28. 0 29. 1 27. 5 27. 1 26. 3 25. 6 25. 0 24. 6 24. 2 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on B, 1 f t . dept h 28. 0 26. 0 28. 9 27. 5 26. 9 26. 2 25. 3 24. 8 24. 5 24. 2 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on A, 2 f t . dept h 24. 7 24. 8 25. 5 25. 2 26. 9 24. 9 25. 6 25. 0 24. 6 24. 2 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on B, 2 f t . dept h 25. 0 24. 2 25. 1 26. 0 25. 9 25. 2 25. 2 24. 8 24. 5 24. 2 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on A, 3 f t . dept h 24. 0 23. 5 23. 8 23. 9 24. 0 24. 0 24. 0 24. 0 24. 0 24. 1 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on B, 3 f t . dept h 24. 0 23. 8 24. 0 23. 9 23. 9 23. 9 ' 23. 9 23. 5 24. 0 24. 0 24. 0 23. 9
St at i on A, 4 f t . dept h 23. 5 23. 0 23. 0 23. 0 23. 0 23. 0 23. 1 23. 2 23. 1 23. 2 23. 2 23. 6
St at i on B, 4 f t . dept h 23. 0 23. 0 23. 1 23. 0 23. 1 23. 0 23. 1 23. 0 23. 1 23. 3 23. 2 23. 4
St at i on A, 5 f t . dept h 23. 0 22. 8 22. 8 22. 9 22. 9 22. 9 22. 9 22. 8 22. 8 22. 9 22. 9 23. 0
St at i on B, 5 f t . dept h 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 22. 8 23. 0 22. 9 23. 0
Not e: 1 pm, 1 pmi s t he t i me of obser vat i on f or st at i on A and 2 pmi s
2 pm t he t i me of obser vat i on f or st at i on B.
Tabl e 1b. Di ur nal obser vat i ons i n Lake El l yn ( 7- 29- 80) - Di ssol ved Oxygen, mg/ 1
Location 1pm 3 pm 5 pm 7 pm 9 pm 11 pm 1 am 3 am 5 am 7 am 9 am 11 am
2 pm 3:30 6 pm 7:45 9:30 11:30 1:30 3:40 5:30 7:30 9:30 11:30
pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
St at i on A, Sur f ace 20. 0+ 19. 5 19. 4 20. 0+ 20. 0+ 19. 0 16. 0 14. 2 12. 2 10. 0 9. 5 8. 8
St at i on B, Sur f ace 20. 0+ 20. 1 20. 0+ 20. 0+ 20. 0+ 18. 2 16. 2 14. 0 12. 2 10. 4 11. 0 10. 2
St at i on A, 1 f t . dept h 20. 1 20. 0 20. 1 20. 0+ 20. 0+ 18. 6 15. 9 14. 4 12. 2 10. 0 9. 4 8. 8
St at i on B, 1 f t . dept h 20. 0 20. 0+ 20. 0+ 20. 0+ 19. 8 18. 0 16. 2 14. 2 12. 2 10. 4 11. 0 10. 2
St at i on A, 2 f t . dept h 12. 0 12. 2 14. 6 14. 5 16. 2 14. 8 15. 8 14. 4 12. 2 10. 0 8. 8 8. 8
St at i on B, 2 f t . dept h 11. 8 10. 0 16. 2 15. 8 14. 2 14. 3 15. 1 13. 6 12. 2 10. 4 11. 0 10. 2
St at i on A, 3 f t . dept h 7. 7 3. 5 5. 4 5. 7 6. 3 6. 2 4. 9 3. 3 3. 5 9. 1 8. 4 8. 7
St at i on B, 3 f t . dept h 0. 8 . 5. 3 5. 2 5. 2 5. 3 5. 2 4. 2 1. 5 2. 4 2. 4 7. 2 9. 8
St at i on A, 4 f t . dept h 1. 6 0. 4 0. 4 0. 4 0. 4 0. 3 0. 3 0. 3 0. 3 0. 2 0. 2 1. 3
St at i on B, 4 f t . dept h 0. 4 0. 4 0. 6 0. 3 0. 3 0. 3 0. 3 0. 3 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 2. 2
St at i on A, 5 f t . dept h 0. 4 0. 2 0. 2 0. 1 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2
St at i on B, 5 f t . dept h 0. 3 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 1 0. 1 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2 0. 2
Not e: 1 pm, 1 pmi s t he t i me of obser vat i on f or St at i on A and 2 pm
2 pm i s t he t i me of obser vat i on f or St at i on B.
Tabl e 1c. Di ur nal obser vat i on i n Lake El l yn ( 7- 29- 80) - pH
Location 1 pm 3 pm 5 pm 7 pm 9 pm 11 pm 1 am 3 am 5 am 7 am 9 am 11 am
2 pm 3:30 6 pm 7:45 9:30 11:30 1:30 3:40 5:30 7:30 9:30 11:30
pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
St at i on A, sur f ace 9. 92 9. 92 10. 30 10. 42 10. 13 9. 95 9. 78 9. 65 9. 52 9. 43 9. 35 9. 25
St at i on B, sur f ace 10. 00 10. 02 10. 30 10. 22 10. 05 9. 91 9. 75 9. 55 9. 58 9. 50 9. 40 9. 43
St at i on A, 2 f t . dept h 9. 30 9. 20 9. 62 9. 32 9. 20 9. 15 9. 23 9. 48 9. 42 9. 40 . 9. 35 9. 25
St at i on B, 2 f t . dept h 9. 25 9. 18 9. 42 9. 38 9. 30 9. 28 9. 18 9. 15 9. 58 9. 48 9. 40 9. 43
St at i on A, 4 f t . dept h 8. 18 8. 29 8. 25 8. 30 8. 00 7. 90 7. 95 7. 88 7. 85 8. 00 7. 93 7. 90
St at i on B, 4 f t . dept h 8. 38 8. 28 8. 00 7. 80 7. 85 7. 65 7. 73 7. 83 7. 78 8. 05 7. 90 7. 80
Tabl e 1d. Di ur nal obser vat i on i n Lake El l yn ( 7- 29- 80) - al kal i ni t y, mg/ 1 as CaCO
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Location 1 pm 3 pm 5 pm 7 pm 9 pm 11 pm 1 am 3 am 5 am 7 am 9 am 11 am
2 pm 3:30 6 pm 7:45 9:30 11:30 1:30 3:40 5:30 7:30 9:30 11:30
pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
St at i on A, sur f ace 76 109 109 105 96 96 90 95 95 93 93 91
St at i on B, sur f ace 105 107 107 105 96 95 93 87 95 91 93 90
St at i on A, 2 f t . dept h 101 115 112 111 105 101 96 97 93 90 90 94
St at i on B, 2 f t . dept h 111 113 113 105 101 100 95 95 95 89 90 88
St at i on A, 4 f t . dept h 107 125 123 119 111 114 107 107 117 103 109 112
St at i on B, 4 f t . dept h 119 123 125 140 111 113 112 108 115 105 108 108
Tabl e 1e. Di ur nal obser vat i on i n Lake El l yn ( 7- 29- 80) - Chl or ophyl l a, mg/ m
3
Location 1 pm 3 pm 5 pm 7 pm 9 pm 11 pm 1 am 3 am 5 am 7 am 9 am 11 am
2 pm 3:30 6 pm 7:45 9:30 11:30 1:30 3:40 5:30 7:30 9:30 11:30
pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
St at i on A 52. 0 48. 0 49. 0 40. 0 40. 0 38. 0 37. 0 37. 0 35. 0 35. 0 35. 0 36. 0
St at i on B 39. 0 33. 0 43. 0 41. 0 35. 0 35. 0 36. 0 41. 0 36. 0 34. 0 30. 0 35. 0
Tabl e 1f . Chemi cal qual i t y char act er i st i cs i n mg/ 1 ( ppm) , f or
Lake El l yn, St at i on A ( 7- 30- and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Parameters Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Chl or i de 38. 2 43. 4 38. 2 38. 2
COD 50. 1 45. 7 43. 2 45. 1
Tot al phosphat e- P 0. 27 0. 22 0. 20 0. 24
Tot al di ss. phosphat e- P 0. 03 0. 04 0. 05 0. 07
Tot al or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 05 0. 05 0. 04 0. 04
Di ss. or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 01 0. 01 0. 01 0. 02
Tot al ammoni a- N 0. 94 0. 92 0. 90 0. 93
Di ss. ammoni a- N 0. 57 0. 76 0. 61 0. 54
Di ss. NO
3
+ NO
2
- N 0. 20 0. 14 0. 22 0. 31
Di ss. sol i ds 372 349 380 396
Gooch susp. sol i ds 20 14 14 14
I r on, t ot al 0. 30 0. 28 0. 21 0. 17
Cadmi um, t ot al <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003
Copper , t ot al 0. 005 0. 007 0. 009 0. 008
Lead, t ot al . <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11
*Mer cur y, t ot al 0. 80 2. 15 2. 30 2. 45
Zi nc, t ot al 0. 03 0. 06 0. 06 0. 06
Chr omi um, t ot al <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Ar seni c, t ot al <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04 <0, 04
I r on, di ss. 0. 30 0. 23 0. 21 0. 16
Cadmi um, di ss. <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003
Copper , di ss. 0. 005 0. 007 0. 009 0. 008
Lead, di ss. <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11
Mer cur y, di ss. 0. 30 0. 41 0. 55 0. 26
Zi nc, di ss. 0. 03 0. 06 0. 05 0. 02
Chr omi um, di ss. <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Ar seni c, di ss. <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04
Tot al Kj el dahl - N 6. 00 12. 66 5. 30 3. 72
Di ss. Kj el dahl - N 3. 17 3. 37 1. 53 2. 65
Tot al or gani c- N 5. 06 11. 74 4. 40 2. 79
Di ss. or gani c- N 2. 60 2. 61 0. 92 2. 12
*Mer cur y i s expr essed i n ppb.
Tabl e 1g. BOD - 5 Day Val ues, mg/ 1 f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on A ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
( 28) 22 ( 100) 22 ( 173) 16 ( 171) 20
Number s i n par ant hesi s ar e BOD bot t l e number s. BOD anal yses
wer e per f or med by t he DuPage Count y Depar t ment of Publ i c
Heal t h.
10
Tabl e 1h. Chemi cal qual i t y char act er i st i cs i n mg/ 1 ( ppm) , f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on B ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Parameters Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Chl or i de 37. 8 37. 6 38. 2 38. 2
COD 53. 3 47. 2 47. 7 41. 5
Tot al phosphat e- P 0. 26 0. 29 0. 21 0. 26
Tot al di ss. phosphat e- P 0. 02 0. 04 0. 02 0. 07
Tot al or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 05 0. 06 0. 04 0. 05
Di ss. or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 02 0. 02 0. 01 0. 03
Tot al ammoni a- N 0. 92 0. 92 0. 75 0. 76
Di ss. ammoni a- N 0. 57 0. 59 0. 64 0. 65
Di ss. NO
3
+ NO
2
- N 0. 30 0. 28 0. 44 0. 35
Di ss. sol i ds 371 374 380 398
Gooch susp. sol i ds 19 18 14 14
I r on, t ot al 0. 17 0. 17 0. 16 0. 24
Cadmi um, t ot al <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003
Copper , t ot al 0. 008 0. 008 0. 008 0. 008
Lead, t ot al <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11
Mer cur y, t ot al 0. 98 0. 76 0. 50 0. 55
Zi nc, t ot al 0. 03 0. 03 0. 03 0. 06
Chr omi um, t ot al <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Ar seni c, t ot al <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04
I r on, di ss. 0. 12 0. 16 0. 16 0. 12
Cadmi um, di ss. <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003 <0. 003
Copper , di ss. 0. 007 0. 008 0. 008 0. 008
Lead, di ss. <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11
Mer cur y, di ss. 0. 28 0. 16 0. 22 0. 11
Zi nc, di ss. 0. 03 0. 03 0. 03 0. 05
Chr omi um, di ss. <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Ar seni c, di ss. <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04
Tot al kj el dahl - N 12. 61 4. 75 6. 31 19. 30
Di ss. kj el dahl - N 2. 97 3. 46 5. 24 12. 38
Tot al or gani c- N 11. 69 3. 83 5. 56 18. 54
Di ss. or gani c- N 2. 40 2. 87 4. 60 11. 73
Mer cur y i s expr essed i n ppb.
Tabl e 1i . BOD 5 Day Val ues, mg/ 1, f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on B ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
( 172) 18 ( 102) 23 ( 44) 19 ( 27) 18
Number s i n par ant hesi s ar e BOD bot t l e number s. BOD anal yses
wer e per f or med by t he DuPage Count y Depar t ment of Publ i c Heal t h.
11
Tabl e 1j . Phyt opl ankt on dat a, count s/ ml , f or Lake El l yn, St at i on A ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bl ue- gr eens
Aphani zomenon f l os- aquae 92, 720 149, 260 95, 080 165, 950
Anabaena spi r oi des 950
Gr eens
Act i nast r umhant zschi i 100 370 1, 000
Scenedesmus car i nat us 630 370 1, 260
Ul ot hr i x var i abl i s 31, 550 2, 050
Di at oms
Tabel l ar i s f enest r at a 110
Fl agel l at es
Eugl ena vi r i di s 1, 100
Tr achel omonas cr ebea 260 370
Tot al Count 92, 820 151, 470 128, 210 170, 630
Tabl e 1k. Zoopl ankt on dat a, count s/ 1, f or Lake El l yn, St at i on A ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Organisms Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
*Chaobor us 500 100
Senecel l a cal anoi des 100 800
Tot al Count s 100 1, 300 0 100
* Chaobor us ar e mi dge f l y l ar vae
12
Tabl e 1l. Phyt opl ankt on dat a, count s/ ml , f or Lake El l yn St at i on B ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Types and species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bl ue- gr eens
Aphani zomenon f l os- aquae 110, 990 167, 900 74, 030 137, 180
Gr eens
Act i nast r umhant zschi i 420 1, 520
Anki st r odesmus f al cat us 370 1, 630
Scenedesmus car i nat us 1, 370 690 1, 420
Ul ot hr i x var i abl i s 370 53, 180
Di at oms
Tabel l ar i a f enest r at a 420
Fl agel l at es
Tr achel omonas cr ebea 210
Tot al Count s 111, 780 170, 790 75, 090 194, 040
Tabl e 1m. Zoopl ankt on dat a, count s/ 1, f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 7- 30 and 7- 31- 80)
7-30-80 7-31-80
Organisms Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
*Chaobor us 200 400
Daphni a pul ex 100
Di apt omus mi nut us 500
Mosqui t o l ar vae 400
Tot al Count s 0 1, 100 0 500
*Chaobor us ar e mi dge f l y l ar vae
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Tabl e 2a. Di urnal Observati ons at Stati on B i n Lake El l yn (8-26-80) - Temperature C
Depth 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am pm
0 27.2 28.6 28.0 27.1 26.2 26.5 25.9 25.0 24.9 25.0 26.8 28.1
1 27.1 28.3 27.8 27.1 26.5 26.5 26.0 25.3 24.9 25.1 26.3 27.7
2 27.0 28.0 27.7 27.1 26.8 26.5 26.0 25.5 25.2 25.1 25.8 27.0
3 26.0 26.9 26.2 26.5 26.3 26.0 26.0 25.5 25.2 25.1 25.5 26.0
4 25.5 25.7 25.5 25.4 25.8 25.5 25.2 25.3 25.1 25.0 25.4 25.0
5 25.0 25.1 24.9 24.9 25.0 24.7 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 25.0 25.3
Tabl e 2b. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B, i n Lake El l yn ( 8- 26- 80)
Di ssol ved Oxygen, mg/ 1
Depth 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am pm
0 16. 6 18. 1 18. 8 17. 2 17. 0 16. 3 14. 6 11. 8 11. 6 12. 0 13. 4 15. 4
1 16. 3 18. 0 15. 6 16. 6 16. 2 16. 3 14. 6 11. 7 11. 6 12. 1 13. 4 15. 8
2 17. 0 17. 8 14. 1 15. 0 15. 8 15. 8 14. 2 11. 4 11. 4 12. 0 12. 8 15. 8
3 13. 9 14. 6 11. 2 12. 6 13. 4 12. 4 13. 8 11. 4 11. 1 11. 4 10. 6 13. 8
4 11. 9 12. 4 9. 5 9. 4 8. 6 7. 8 7. 8 9. 2 10. 6 8. 6 10. 4 12. 5
5 9. 9 10. 0 7. 4 7. 8 6. 4 5. 0 4. 1 6. 7 3. 8 6. 6 6. 9 10. 8
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Tabl e 2c. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake. El l yn ( 8- 26- 80) - pH
Depth 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am pm
0 9. 52 9. 65 9. 70 9. 65 9. 58 9. 57 9. 49 9. 32 9. 22 9. 27 9. 38 9. 48
2 9. 42 9. 55 9. 60 9. 50 9. 53 9. 50 9. 43 9. 25 9. 20 9. 20 9. 22 9. 45
4 9. 00 9. 02 8. 95 8. 70 8. 64 8. 57 8. 60 8. 30 8. 57 8. 35 8. 81 9. 12
Tabl e 2d. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 8- 26- 80)
Al kal i ni t y, mg/ 1 as CaCO
3
Depth 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am pm
0 109 105 108 101 104 103 107 108 110 105 106
2 91 108 109 112 100 102 103 106 112 112 106 111
4 108 116 114 122 114 117 113 119 114 116 114 111
Tabl e 2e. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 8- 26- 80)
Chl or ophyl l a, mg/ m
3
2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30 2:30 4:30 6:30 8:30 10:30 12:30
pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am pm
37. 0 40. 0 48. 0 41. 0 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 36. 0 36. 0 40. 0 40. 0 36. 0
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Tabl e 2f . Chemi cal qual i t y char act er i st i cs i n mg/ 1 ( ppm) , f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on B ( 8- 27 and 8- 28- 80)
8-27-80 8-28-80
Parameters Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Chl or i de 63. 0 62. 2 63. 5 64. 0
COD 41. 2 42. 5 40. 0 38. 6
Tot al phosphat e- P 0. 22 0. 22 0. 22 0. 21
Tot al di ss. phosphat e- P 0. 09 0. 11 0. 10 0. 08
Tot al or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 03 0. 03 0. 03 0. 04
Di ss. or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 03 0. 01 0. 03 0. 02
Tot al ammoni a- N 0. 31 0. 30 0. 28 0. 20
Di ss. ammoni a- N 0. 06 0. 15 0. 19 0. 09
Di ss. NO
3
+ NO
2
- N 0. 07 0. 06 0. 06 0. 06
Di ss. sol i ds 304 308 312 320
Gooch susp. sol i ds 17 22 15 16
I r on, t ot al 0. 26 0. 58 0. 41 0. 32
Copper , t ot al 0. 023 0. 017 0. 012 0. 013
Lead, t ot al <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 0. 13
Zi nc, t ot al 0. 03 0. 03 0. 02 0. 02
Chr omi um, t ot al <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
I r on, di ss. 0. 21 0. 41 0. 32 0, 18
Copper , di ss. 0. 023 0. 017 0. 012 0. 013
Lead, di ss. <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11
Zi nc, di ss. 0. 03 0. 03 0. 02 0. 02
Chr omi um, di ss. <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Tot al Kj el dahl - N 6. 52 4. 70 18. 80 4. 30
Di ss. Kj el dahl - N 3. 72 2. 36 10. 30 2. 60
Tot al Or gani c- N 6. 21 4. 40 18. 52 4. 10
Di ss. Or gani c- N 3. 66 2. 21 10. 11 2. 51
Tabl e 2g. BOD - 5 Day Val ues, mg/ 1, f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 8- 27 and 8- 28- 80)
8-27-80 8-28-80
Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
( 103) 11 ( 139) 13 ( 327) 11 ( 46) 13*
Number s i n par ant hesi s ar e BOD bot t l e number s. BOD anal yses wer e
per f or med by t he DuPage Count y Depar t ment of PUbl i c Heal t h.
*6 day BOD val ue
16
Tabl e 2h. Phyt opl ankt on dat a, count s/ ml , f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 8- 27 and 8- 28- 80)
8-27-80 8-28-80
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bl ue- gr eens
Aphani zomenon f l os- aquae 14, 020 26, 570 13, 700 16, 070
Anacyst i s cyanea 1, 520 1, 470 2, 420 680
Anabaena spi r oi des 470 1, 000
Gr eens
Col ast r ummi cr opor um 530 370 210
Anki st r odesmus f al cat us 210
Mi cr act i ni umpusi l l um 470
Scenedesmus car i nat us 580
Di at oms
None
Fl agel l at es
Tr achel omonas cr ebea 320
Tot al Count 16, 280 28, 880 18, 120 17, 330
Tabl e 2i . Zoopl ankt on dat a, count s/ 1 f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 8- 27 and 8- 28- 80)
8-27-80 8-28-80
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bosmi na l ongi r ost r i s 2, 500
Cycl ops ver nal i s 1, 100 500 2, 000 1, 000
Daphni a par vul a 1, 900 3, 600
Di apt omus mi nut us 200 300 300
Mosqui t o l ar vae 300
Tot al Count 3, 500 3, 300 5, 600 1, 300
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Tabl e 3a. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 10- 29- 80)
Temper at ur e, C
Depth .1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
0 7. 5 7. 8 7. 5 7. 5 7. 2 7. 0 6. 8 6. 8 6. 5 6. 4 6. 5 7. 0
1 7. 5 7. 8 7. 5 7. 5 7. 2 7. 0 6. 8 6. 8 6. 5 6. 4 6. 5 6. 8
2 7. 5 7. 8 7. 5 7. 5 7. 2 7. 0 6. 8 6. 8 6. 5 6. 4 6. 5 6. 8
3 7. 0 7. 2 7. 5 7. 5 7. 2 7. 0 6. 8 6. 8 6. 5 6. 4 6. 5 6. 8
4 6. 8 7. 0 7. 4 7. 0 7. 2 7. 0 6. 8 6. 8 6. 5 6. 5 6. 5 6. 8
5 7. 0 7. 0 7. 2 7. 2 7. 2 7. 5 7. 0 7. 0 6. 5 6. 5 6. 5 6. 8
Tabl e 3b. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 10- 29- 80)
Di ssol ved Oxygen, mg/ 1
Depth 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
0 13. 8 15. 0 15. 2 14. 6 14. 0 14. 2 14. 0 13. 8 13. 0 12. 4 13. 2 13. 4
1 13. 8 15. 2 15. 2 14. 8 13. 8 14. 3 14. 0 13. 8 12. 9 12. 6 13. 2 13. 5
2 13. 8 15. 2 15. 2 14. 8 13. 8 14. 3 14. 0 13. 8 12. 9 12. 4 13. 2 13. 4
3 12. 6 14. 2 15. 1 14. 8 13. 8 14. 3 14. 0 13. 8 12. 9 12. 4 13. 2 13. 4
4 12. 2 13. 3 14. 0 12. 5 13. 6 14. 3 14. 0 13. 8 12. 8 12. 4 13. 1 13. 4
5 11. 3 12. 6 14. 0 11. 4 11. 6 11. 7 13. 8 11. 4 12. 8 12. 4 13. 0 13. 4
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Tabl e 3c. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 10- 29- 80) - pH
Depth 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
0 9. 08 9. 12 9. 12 9. 10 9. 08 9. 10 9. 08 9. 08 9. 00 8. 98 9. 02 9. 05
2 9. 08 9. 12 9. 15 9. 12 9. 08 9. 10 9. 08 9. 08 8. 98 8. 98 9. 00 9. 05
4 8. 90 8. 95 9. 05 9. 08 8. 95 9. 02 8. 92 9. 00 8. 98 8. 95 9. 02 9. 05
Tabl e 3d. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 10- 29- 80) -
Al kal i ni t y, mg/ 1 as CaCO
3
Depth 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
0 136 136 136 136 134 136 134 134 136 138 138 138
2 136 136 136 134 134 136 136 134 136 138 136 136
4 140 138 136 136 136 138 142 136 138 138 136 138
Tabl e 3e. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 10- 29- 80) -
Chl or ophyl l a, mg/ m
3
1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00
pm pm pm pm pm pm am am am am am am
34. 0 26. 0 46. 0 30. 0 26. 0 22. 0 40. 0 40. 0 27. 0 26. 0 40. 0 30. 0
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Tabl e 3f . Chemi cal qual i t y char act er i st i cs i n mg/ 1 ( ppm) , f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on B ( 10- 28 and 10- 30- 80)
10-28-80 10-30-80
Parameters Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Chl or i de 69. 5 69. 0 69. 0 68. 5
COD 35. 7 34. 5 33. 3 35. 7
Tot al phosphat e- P 0. 19 0. 18 0. 20 0. 19
Tot al di ss. phosphat e- P 0. 02 0. 02 0. 01 0. 03
Tot al or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 04 0. 04 0. 03 0. 03
Di ss. or t ho phosphat e- P <0. 01 0. 01 0. 01 0. 01
Tot al ammoni a- N 0. 30 0. 25 0. 23 0. 18
Di ss. ammoni a- N 0. 05 0. 10 0. 08 0. 04
Di ss. NO
3
+ NO
2
- N 0. 07 0. 08 0. 08 0. 09
Di ss. sol i ds 392 394 402 396
Gooch susp. sol i ds 30 31 23 23
I r on, t ot al 0. 40 0. 36 0. 32 0. 30
Copper , t ot al 0. 010 0. 008 0. 006 0. 007
Lead' , t ot al <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11
Zi nc, t ot al 0. 02 0. 02 0. 01 0. 01
Chr omi um, t ot al <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
I r on, di ss. 0. 22 0. 20 0. 20 0. 18
Copper , di ss. 0. 010 0. 008 0. 006 0. 007
Lead, di ss. <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. 11 <0. l l
Zi nc, di ss. 0. 02 0. 02 0. 01 0. 01
Chr omi um, di ss. <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Tot al Kj el dahl - N 2. 08 1. 37 5. 03 1. 67
Di ss. Kj el dahl - N 1. 38 1. 34 1. 29 1. 14
Tot al Or gani c- N 1. 78 1. 12 4. 80 1. 49
Di ss. Or gani c- N 1. 33 1. 24 1. 21 1. 10
Tabl e 3g. BOD - 5 Day Val ues, mg/ 1, f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 10- 28 and 10- 30- 80)
10-28-80 10-30-80
Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
( 117) ( 124) ( 123) 15+ ( 130) 12+
Number s i n par ant hesi s ar e BOD bot t l e number s. BOD anal yses
wer e per f or med by t he DuPage Count y Depar t ment of Publ i c Heal t h.
+ 8 day BOD val ue
20
Tabl e 3h. Phyt opl ankt on dat a, count s/ ml , f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on B ( 10- 28 and 10- 30- 80)
10-28-80 10-30-80
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bl ue- gr eens
Aphani zomenon f l os- aquae 1, 580 3, 730 6, 770 4, 250
Gr eens
Anki st r odesmus f al cat us 5, 090 1, 630
Chl or el l a el l i psoi dea 26, 300 42, 580 32, 340 16, 330
Scenedesmus car i nat us 2, 100 3, 520
Ul ot hr i x var i abl i s 2, 260 890
Di at oms
None
Fl agel l at es
Eugl ena vi r i di s 950 1, 730 1, 100 320
Tot al Count 30, 930 51, 560 47, 560 23, 420
Tabl e 3i . Zoopl ankt on dat a, count s/ 1, f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 10- 28 and 10- 30- 80)
10-28-80 10-30-80
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bosmi na l ongi r ost r i s 700 700
Br achi onus ur ceus 1, 200
Daphni a pul ex 1, 500 100
Di apt omus mi nut us 200 1, 300
Ker at el l a cochear i s 400 1, 600 1, 000 2, 200
Tot al Count 400 5, 000 1, 200 4, 300
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Tabl e 4a. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 4- 20- 81)
Temper at ur e, C
Depth 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm am am am am am pm
0 14. 0 14. 0 13. 5 13. 0 13. 0 12. 8 12. 2 12. 0 12. 2 12. 8 13. 5 14. 0
1 14. 0 14. 0 13. 5 13. 0 13. 0 12. 8 12. 2 12. 0 12. 2 12. 8 13. 5 14. 0
2 14. 0 14. 0 13. 5 13. 0 13. 0 12. 8 12. 5 12. 2 12. 2 12. 5 13. 5 14. 0
3 14. 0 14. 0 13. 8 13. 0 13. 0 12. 8 12. 5 12. 2 12. 2 12. 5 13. 5 14. 0
4 14. 0 14. 0 13. 8 13. 0 13. 0 12. 8 12. 5 12. 2 12. 2 12. 2 13. 0 13. 0
5 14. 0 14. 0 13. 8 13. 0 13. 0 12. 8 12. 5 12. 2 12. 2 12. 2 12. 8 12. 8
Tabl e 4b. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 4- 20- 81)
Di ssol ved Oxygen, mg/ 1
Depth 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm am am am am am pm
0 11. 8 11. 6 10. 8 10. 4 9. 9 9. 7 9. 4. 9. 3 9. 6 9. 9 11. 0 11. 4
1 11. 8 11. 6 10. 8 10. 0 9. 9 9. 7 9. 4 9. 3. 9. 6 9. 9 11. 0 11. 4
2 11. 8 11. 6 11. 0 10. 4 9. 9 9. 7 9. 4 9. 3 9. 6 9. 8 11. 0 11. 4
3 11. 7 11. 6 11. 0 10. 3 9. 9 9. 7 9. 4 9. 3 9. 6 9. 8 11. 0 11. 4
4 11. 7 11. 6 11. 0 10. 3 9. 8 9. 7 9. 3 9. 3 9. 4 9. 7 10. 4 10. 6
5 10. 4 9. 6 6. 5 5. 8 4. 5 4. 9 6. 0 6. 9 5. 0 5. 7 5. 0 5. 0
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Tabl e 4c. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 4- 20- 81) - pH
Depth 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm am am am am am pm
0 9. 00 9. 00 9. 00 8. 95 8. 70 8. 80 8. 75 8. 75 8. 78 8. 80 8. 88 8. 90
2 9. 00 9. 00 9. 00 8. 95 8. 75 8. 75 8. 75 8. 72 8. 75 8. 78 8. 85 8. 88
4 9. 00 9. 00 9. 00 8. 95 8. 75 8. 75 8. 72 8. 72 8. 75 8. 75 8. 75 8. 85
Tabl e 4d. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 4- 20- 81)
Al kal i ni t y, mg/ 1 as CaCO
3
Depth 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00
(ft) pm pm pm pm am am am am am pm
0 161. 7 161. 7 161. 7 161. 7 161. 7 157. 5 157. 5 157. 5 159. 6 159. 6 157. 5 161. 7
2 159. 6 161. 7 159. 6 161. 7 161. 7 157. 5 157. 5 157. 5 157. 5 159. 6 157. 5 159. 6
4 159. 6 161. 7 159. 6 161. 7 159. 6 157. 5 157. 5 157. 5 157. 5 157. 5 159. 6 157. 5
Tabl e 4e. Di ur nal Obser vat i ons at St at i on B i n Lake El l yn ( 4- 20- 81)
Chl or ophyl l a, mg/ m
4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00. 2:00
pm pm pm pm am am am am am pm
40. 0 30. 0 30. 0 30. 0 40. 0 50. 0 30. 0 40. 0 50. 0 40. 0 40. 0 30. 0
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Tabl e 4f . Chemi cal qual i t y char act er i st i cs i n mg/ 1 ( ppm) , f or Lake El l yn,
St at i on B ( 4- 21 and 4- 22- 81)
4-21-81 4-22-81
Parameters Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Chl or i de 173 175 173 157
COD 27. 5 27. 6 27. 7 29. 5
Tot al phosphat e- P 0. 13 0. 12 0. 16 0. 14
Tot al di ss. phosphat e- P 0. 02 0. 02 0. 03 0. 01
Tot al or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 04 0. 04 0. 06 0. 06
Di ss. or t ho phosphat e- P 0. 01 0. 01 0. 02 0. 00
Tot al ammoni a- N 0. 11 0. 21 0. 32 0. 13
Di ss. ammoni a- N 0. 04 0. 11 0. 13 0. 13
Di ss. NO
3
+ NO
2
- N 0. 076 0. 078 0. 078 0. 205
Di ss. sol i ds 319 321 318 294.
Gooch susp. sol i ds 16 17 20 27
I r on, t ot al 0. 27 0. 27 0. 44 0. 50
Copper , t ot al 0. 007 0. 007 0. 007 0. 008
Lead, t ot al 0. 05 0. 04 0. 04 0. 04
Zi nc, t ot al 0. 01 0. 01 0. 03 006
Chr omi um, t ot al <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
I r on, di ss. 0. 02 0. 02 0. 02 0. 02
Copper , di ss. 0. 005 0. 006 0. 005 0. 004
Lead, di ss. <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04 <0. 04
Zi nc, di ss. 0. 01 0. 01 0. 02 0. 02
Chr omi um, di ss. <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01 <0. 01
Tot al Kj el dahl - N 1. 22 1. 39 1. 47 1. 64
Di ss. Kj el dahl - N 0. 85 0. 41 0. 60 0. 59
Tot al Or gani c- N 1. 11 1. 18 1. 15 1. 51
Di ss. Or gani c- N 0. 81 0. 30 0. 47 0. 46
Tabl e 4g. BOD - 5 Day Val ues, mg/ 1, f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B ( 4- 21 and 4- 22- 81)
4-21-81 4-22-81
Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
( 84) 7. 5 ( 115) 8. 5 ( 121) 8. 0 ( 237) 17
Number s i n par ent hesi s ar e BOD bot t l e number s. BOD anal yses
wer e per f or med by t he DuPage Count y Depar t ment of Publ i c Heal t h.
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Tabl e 4h. Phyt opl ankt on dat a, count s/ ml , f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B
( 4- 21 and 4- 22- 81)
4-21-81 4-22-81
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Bl ue- gr eens
Aphani zomenon f l os- aquae 5, 828 9, 503 7, 665 2, 048
Gr eens
Anki st r odesmus f al cat us 945
Chl or el l a el l i psoi dea 1, 890
Col ast r ummi cr opor um 3, 150
Cr uci geni a r ect angul ar i s 945
Oocyst i s bor gei 578
Scenedesmus di mor phus 1, 050 1, 103
Di at oms
Cycl ot el l a meneghi ni ana 3, 308 2, 153 2, 993
Mel osi r a gr anul at a 735
Navi cul a gast r um 5, 933 4, 253 6, 195 3, 728
Navi cul a gr aci l i s 4, 148 3, 150
Navi cul a zanoni 3, 308
Synedr a acus 5, 145 5, 303 7, 298 12, 126
Fl agel l at es
None
Tot al Count 31, 397 28, 773 21, 893 22, 418
Tabl e 4i . Zoopl ankt on dat a, count s/ 1 f or Lake El l yn, St at i on B
( 4- 21 and 4- 22- 81)
4-21-81 4-22-81
Types and Species Noon Midnight Noon Midnight
Aspl anchnopus myr mel eo 750
Bosmi na l ongi r ost r i s 700
Br achi onus cal yci f l onus 600
Br achi onus havanaensi s 1, 050
Cycl ops st r enum 650 800
Di apt omus pal l i dus 1, 050 250
Ker at el l a val ga 1, 200 500
Tot al Count 2, 500 2, 850 1, 150 1, 050
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