Lake Lanier Water Quality Trend Monitoring              
    Samples taken April 27, 2000            
                 
      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. * 1612 25 16 7.03 68 80 10.2
2 Flat Cr. 1628 22 20 7.09 595 660 8.0
3 Limestone Cr. 1540 23 20 6.69 63 69 8.8
4 Chatt. R. 1521 25 15 6.78 26 30 9.7
5 Little R. 1502 23 16 6.96 49 57 9.8
6 Wahoo Cr. 1430 23 16 6.82 43 51 10.0
7 Squirrel Cr. ** 1446 23 18 6.89 59 66 9.2
8 Chestatee R. 1410 22 14 6.56 23 28 10.4
9 Six Mile Cr. 1725 24 17 9.86 129 151 9.2
10 Buford Dam Splwy *** 1758 23 9 6.84 32 44 8.9
11 Bolling Bridge 1705 25 18 7.30 31 35 9.6
    * Note: Approx 2' high, beaver dam just below sampling point            
    ** Note: Odor of dead fish but none visable       *** Note: Dam release in progress    
      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. 140 1.9 2.4 4.3 48 26 3.9
2 Flat Cr. 1500 1.5 3.6 2.7 150 45 17.7
3 Limestone Cr. 140 3.6 10.0 8.1 42 25 9.8
4 Chatt. R. 20 0.7 3.0 4.6 26 10 2.0
5 Little R. 260 1.4 4.2 4.2 36 15 3.9
6 Wahoo Cr. 160 1.4 5.4 4.8 30 19 3.9
7 Squirrel Cr. 280 2.6 16.2 12.5 42 24 9.8
8 Chestatee R. 150 1.1 3.4 4.2 28 11 9.8
9 Six Mile Cr. 540 1.5 2.8 3.8 56 12 5.9
10 Buford Dam Splwy 0 0.6 0.4 0.8 30 15 5.9
11 Bolling Bridge 0 0.8 2.4 2.9 26 10 2.0

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