Korth Park Shoreline Survey Data
A shoreline plant survey was
conducted during the last two weeks of June 2001. Sites were
selected every 30 ft. on a North South transect along the shoreline
beginning 20 ft. from the North end of the park and ending directly
East of the old red barn. The survey was conducted from the cropline
to 20 ft. out into the lake.
Key- Few-1-5, Some - 6-10,
Lots - 11-29, Most - 30+
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Site 1 |
Site 2 |
Site 3 |
Site 4 |
Site 5 |
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Water |
·
pond weed most
·
lilies lots
·
water celery
most |
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Shore-
line |
·
jewelweed most
·
cocklebur some
·
box elder few
·
burdock few
·
stinging nettle
few
·
maple trees few
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·
milkweed lots
·
dogwood some
·
lilies some
·
jewelweed most
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·
maple
·
carpet weed
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·
mulberry few
·
brome grass
some
·
nettle few
·
grapevine few
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·
brome grass
most
·
box elder some
·
jewelweed lots
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Slope |
·
brome grass
most
·
box elder few
·
bitter bush few
·
grape vine some
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·
brome grass
most
·
daisy few
·
box elder few
·
garlic mustard
few
·
night shade
some |
·
brome grass
most
·
box elder few
·
gray dogwood
few
·
jewelweed lots
·
slippery elm
few
·
(gully)
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·
box elder few
·
brome grass
lots
·
bitter bush few
·
burdock few
·
nettles few
·
garlic mustard
few
·
grapevine few
·
prickly lettuce
few |
·
brome grass
most
·
mullein some
·
grapevine
·
(gully)
·
gray dogwood
few |
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Cropline |
·
cocklebur few
·
oxalis few
·
marestail some
·
sow thistle few
·
oh-dear some
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·
common fleabane
some
·
white cockle
few
·
cocklebur few
·
marestail some
·
mullein few
·
prickly lettuce
lots
·
shepherds purse
lots
·
oh-dear most
·
corn lots
·
oxalis some
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·
fleabane few
·
marestail few
·
dandelion some
·
curly leaf few
·
carpetweed few
·
cocklebur few
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·
white cockle
few
·
carpetweed few
·
marestail few
·
cocklebur some
·
poufy leaf some
·
European
thistle few
·
box elder few
·
common fleabane
some |
·
common fleabane
lots
·
carpet weed few
·
mullein few
·
marestail few
cockelbur some |
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Site 6 |
Site 7 |
Site 8 |
Site 9 |
Site 10 |
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Water |
·
lilies some
·
algae few |
·
seaweed |
·
lilies few |
·
algae some
·
seaweed some
·
lilies few |
·
seaweed
·
lilies
·
algae |
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Shore-
line |
·
currents few
·
box elder few
·
flea bane few
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·
burdock lots
·
Thistle few
·
Nightshade
·
bladderwort |
·
fleabane few
·
Clear weed lots |
·
Bitterbush few
·
Gray dogwood
few
·
Grapevine few
·
Cotton wood few
·
Brome grass
lots |
·
Bitterbush
·
Gray dogwood
·
Grapevine
·
Cottonwood
·
Brome grass |
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Slope |
·
wild current
few
·
gray dogwood
few
·
Nightshade few |
·
Box elder few |
·
Box elder few
·
Burdock few
·
Current few
·
Virginia
creeper few
·
Elder berry few |
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·
Brome grass
some |
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Cropline |
·
plum grass lots
·
brome grass
lots
·
dandelion few
·
burdock few
·
box elder few
·
mulberry few
·
Virginia
creeper few
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Apple tree few
·
Nettles few
·
Jewelweed lots
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Blackberry
·
Fleabane few
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Brome grass
lots
·
Marestail few
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raspberry |
·
marestail lots
·
Fleabane lots
·
Smart weed few
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Dandelions few
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Clear weed few
·
Carpetweed few
·
Brome grass
some |
·
Fleabane lots
·
mullein some
·
brome grass
most
·
milkweed some |
·
common
fleabane some
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Carpetweed lots
·
Marestail gray
·
Dogwood few |
Water Quality Indicators
JUNE 27,2001 @ KORTH PARK AT 10:30 A.M.
BIOTIC DATA
SHORELINE DATA
A SAMPLE OF THE WATER
INDICATES THE FOLLOWING MACRO INVERTEBRATES (WATER BUGS)
- DAMSEL FLY
- SCUDS
- SNAILS
- MAY FLY
- WATER PENNY
- TREAD WORM
- TUBEFEX
- WATER BEETLES
- CRANE FLY LARVA
THE FOLLOWING PLANTS
ARE ALSO PRESENT:
- WATER CELERY
- ARROWHEAD
- WATER LILY
- WATER MILFORD
- COON TAIL
- BULLRUSH
- FLAT STEM POND
WEED
- BUSHY POND WEED
- LEAFY POND WEED
ABIOTIC DATA
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water clarity |
1.5 ft secchi disk |
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total chlorine |
0ppm |
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temperature
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79.4 F 26.2 C |
free chlorine |
0ppm |
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pH |
8 |
total hardness |
250ppm |
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dissolved oxygen |
12
9 |
total alkalinity |
200ppm |
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ammonia |
0ppm |
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phosphate |
0 |
ammonia nitrogen |
beyond 3.0 scale |
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nitrate |
0 |
nitrite nitrogen |
0ppm |
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carbon dioxide |
0ppm |
chloride |
.042% nacl
255 ppm |
Dissolved oxygen
- The higher number
the better the quality of the water.
- Decaying organic
matter, from runoff, algae, waste, etc., uses up the dissolved
oxygen.
- Sufficient purity
for recreation is 7-8 parts per million (7-8mg/liter)
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Greater than 68 degrees |
Much plant
life; many fish diseases; most bass, crappie, bluegill, carp,
catfish; caddisfly |
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55-68 degrees |
Some plant
life; some fish diseases; salmon, trout; stone fly, may fly,
caddisfly, water beetles, striders |
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Less than 55 degrees |
Trout;
caddisfly, stone fly, may fly. |
pH
pH Ranges That Support
Aquatic Life
- bacteria can
survive 1.0-13.0
- plants can survive
6.5-12.0
- carp, suckers,
catfish, some insects 6.0-9.0
- bass, crappie
6.5-8.5
- snails, clams,
mussels 7.0-9.0
- caddisfly, trout,
may fly, stone fly (largest variety of animals) 6.5-7.5
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