Lake Lanier Water Quality Trend Monitoring              
    Samples taken May 18, 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. * 1205 30 19 7.12 78 88 9.3
2 Flat Cr. **1215 29 22 6.97 697 737 7.5
3 Limestone Cr. 1143 28 25 6.92 41 41 8.6
4 Chatt. R. 1058 27 20 6.81 34 36 8.4
5 Little R. 1039 26 18 7.17 51 58 9.0
6 Wahoo Cr. 1010 23 17 6.99 48 55 9.2
7 Squirrel Cr. 1021 24 24 7.52 49 48 9.2
8 Chestatee R. 0948 22 18 6.09 27 30 9.0
9 Six Mile Cr. *** 1258 30 20 7.01 157 175 8.8
10 Buford Dam Splwy 1325 31 10 6.77 33 45 7.7
11 Bolling Bridge **** 1240 26 24 7.94 40 40 9.1
  * Note: Digital photo of beaver dam       *** Note: Unidentified chemical smell at creek.      
  ** Note: Digital photos of fishWater was greenish.       **** Note: Moderate boat traffic      
      Lab Measurements          
    Fecal col. 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. 150 1.2 2.4 5.4 46 31 1.8
2 Flat Cr. 650 3.0 3.2 2.6 170 56 1.8
3 Limestone Cr. 60 2.7 10.8 7.6 34 15 5.3
4 Chatt. R. 60 1.0 7.2 6.9 24 12 1.8
5 Little R. 770 0.9 6.4 5.4 32 18 0.0
6 Wahoo Cr. 790 1.0 7.6 7.0 34 22 5.3
7 Squirrel Cr. 10 1.7 8.6 4.7 30 19 5.3
8 Chestatee R. 80 0.5 5.8 4.8 24 13 0.0
9 Six Mile Cr. 380 1.4 6.4 3.8 62 16 1.8
10 Buford Dam Splwy 0 1.6 0.8 1.1 28 14 3.5
11 Bolling Bridge 0 1.2 2.4 2.4 30 15 7.1

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