Lake Lanier Water Quality Trend Monitoring              
    Samples taken January 27, 1999            
                 
      Field Measurements          
      Air Water   Conduct. Cond @25°C  
Station Name Time Temp °C Temp °C pH micromhos/cm micromhos/cm D.O. mg/l
1 Balus Cr. 1410 7 4 7.34 51 85 12.9
2 Flat Cr. 1420 5 9 7.40 402 587 10.4
3 Limestone Cr. 1315 6 5 7.13 75 122 12.5
4 Chatt. R. 1255 4 2 7.00 21 37 13.2
5 Little R. 1235 3 2 7.03 37 64 13.3
6 Wahoo Cr. 1155 5 2 6.88 31 56 13.3
7 Squirrel Cr. 1215 4 5 6.93 45 75 12.8
8 Chestatee R. 1127 3 1 6.67 19 34 13.8
9 Six Mile Cr. 1505 6 6 7.90 95 153 11.8
10 Buford Dam Splwy 1530 6 8 7.31 30 43 10.3
11 Bolling Bridge 1440 5 8 7.60 26 39 10.6
                 
                 
      Lab Measurements          
    Fecal BOD5 TSS   Hardness Alkalinity COD
Station Name cfb/100ml mg/l mg/l Turb NTU mg/l CaCO3 mg/l CaCO3 mg/l
1 Balus Cr. 100 0.5 1.4 4.4 44 25 8.3
2 Flat Cr. 750 2.7 4.0 3.1 132 51 10.4
3 Limestone Cr. 180 0.9 3.8 7.3 66 41 8.3
4 Chatt. R. 150 0.9 2.0 4.6 30 11 2.1
5 Little R. 150 1.3 2.2 5.2 38 15 4.1
6 Wahoo Cr. 310 0.5 2.0 6.4 36 18 2.1
7 Squirrel Cr. 70 0.5 2.2 5.0 42 26 4.1
8 Chestatee R. 220 0.5 1.4 3.6 30 11 2.1
9 Six Mile Cr. 110 0.4 0.2 5.2 58 13 2.1
10 Buford Dam Splwy 0 0.3 1.2 1.5 30 15 6.2
11 Bolling Bridge 0 0.3 1.8 2.3 32 14 4.1

Last Updated on 4/13/01
By Robert C. Fuller
Email: rcfuller@ngcsu.edu