Lake Lanier Water Quality Trend Monitoring              
    Samples taken October 31, 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. * 1042 25 15 7.49 78 95 9.5
2 Flat Cr. 1055 24 19 7.43 757 855 8.0
3 Limestone Cr. 1010 22 15 7.34 101 123 9.6
4 Chatt. R. 0947 21 14 7.12 36 43 9.5
5 Little R. 0925 23 14 7.30 50 62 9.2
6 Wahoo Cr. 0955 19 13 7.26 47 58 9.1
7 Squirrel Cr. 0908 19 14 7.34 58 71 9.9
8 Chestatee R. 0830 19 13 7.27 30 38 9.2
9 Six Mile Cr. 1145 23 15 7.08 138 171 8.9
10 Buford Dam Splwy ** 1235 25 12 6.62 33 44 4.2
11 Bolling Bridge 1124 24 20 7.38 34 38 8.2
    * Note: New, approx 2' high, beaver dam just below sampling point            
    ** Note: Water was greenish-brown color.            
      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 1.3 2.4 3.8 56 35 0.0
2 Flat Cr. 750 2.1 1.8 2.5 198 66 13.4
3 Limestone Cr. 160 2.0 2.8 5.7 70 50 6.7
4 Chatt. R. 140 1.3 2.6 4.3 34 13 0.0
5 Little R. 240 1.5 2.0 3.6 40 19 0.0
6 Wahoo Cr. 760 1.8 6.0 7.6 44 24 3.3
7 Squirrel Cr. 250 2.5 1.6 2.6 48 30 10.0
8 Chestatee R. 200 2.0 3.4 5.5 34 15 0.0
9 Six Mile Cr. 540 1.2 2.0 2.5 68 15 0.0
10 Buford Dam Splwy 0 1.5 2.4 8.9 36 16 0.0
11 Bolling Bridge 0 1.0 3.0 3.3 32 14 0.0

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