Lake Lanier Water Quality Trend Monitoring              
    Samples taken September 25, 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. 1325 29 17 7.56 89 106 10.1
2 Flat Cr. * 1340 28 22 7.38 789 832 8.3
3 Limestone Cr. 1212 27 19 7.32 111 124 8.4
4 Chatt. R. 1155 25 19 7.04 48 53 8.3
5 Little R. 1135 25 15 7.36 47 56 9.5
6 Wahoo Cr. 1100 25 14 7.21 46 57 9.5
7 Squirrel Cr. 1120 22 19 7.44 60 67 9.5
8 Chestatee R. 1020 17 17 7.31 31 36 8.9
9 Six Mile Cr. 1425 26 17 6.97 202 238 9.3
10 Buford Dam Splwy 1500 27 12 6.42 31 42 3.4
11 Bolling Bridge 1405 29 24 7.20 39 38 7.7
    * Note: Faint, unidentified chemical smell detected at creek.            
                 
      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. 60 1.5 1.4 2.9 64 40 10.1
2 Flat Cr. 1400 1.1 4.2 2.4 192 51 16.8
3 Limestone Cr. 580 1.1 4.4 8.5 70 50 3.4
4 Chatt. R. 90 0.5 10.8 12.0 42 15 6.7
5 Little R. 80 0.6 1.6 4.4 38 19 3.4
6 Wahoo Cr. 240 0.4 4.0 8.4 40 24 3.4
7 Squirrel Cr. 270 1.4 48.0 13.0 44 29 6.7
8 Chestatee R. 160 0.3 8.6 8.3 36 16 13.4
9 Six Mile Cr. 1800 1.0 4.4 3.5 84 15 6.7
10 Buford Dam Splwy 0 0.5 1.0 4.6 34 15 13.4
11 Bolling Bridge 0 0.9 2.8 1.8 32 13 6.7

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