Bird Lake

Drainage lake, thin till soil, low DOC

Bird Lake North

Bird Lake South

Data Summary	pH Range	ANC= Acid Neutralizing Capacity (µeq/L)
1982-2002	4.60 – 6.45	-15.11 – 27.37

 

Fish Species	Date:	Number Caught:
Brook trout	10/25/00	3	Brook Trout
Common shiner	10/25/00	3	Common Shiner
White sucker	10/25/00	120	White Sucker
Brown bullhead	10/25/00	7	Brown Bullhead
Banded killifish	10/25/00	9	Banded Killfish
Greek chub	10/25/00	7	Greek Chub
Yellow perch	10/25/00	71	Yellow Perch
Golden shiner	10/25/00	1	Gold Shiner

Water Chemistry

Parameter	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Air Eq pH	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.7	5.6	5.8
ANC (µeq/L)	4	4	6	7	10	5	9	16	14	19
Ca +2 (µeq/L)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Mg +2 (µeq/L)	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1
SO4-2 (µeq/L)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
NO3-1 (µeq/L)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
DOC (µmol C/L)	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	5	4
DIC (µmol C/L)	<1	<1	<1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Na+1 (µeq/L)	1	1	1	1	1	1	<1	1	1	1
Cl-1 (µeq/L)	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1
NH4+1 (µeq/L)	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1
AlTD (µmol/L)	202	249	230	200	247	271	252	195	212	165
AlTM (µmol/L)	134	180	159	126	187	209	178	109	113	92
AlOM (µmol/L)	50	57	70	72	95	91	93	67	69	62
AlIM (µmol/L)	84	123	89	54	92	117	86	43	43	29
K+1 (µeq/L)	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1
F-1 (µeq/L)	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1
SiO2 (µmol/L)	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4
Color (PtCo)	17	20	20	19	27	25	29	28	28	31
Conductivity (µS/cm)	21	22	22	22	22	23	21	21	20	20

ANC= Acid Neutralizing Capacity

AlTD= Total Dissloved Aluminium

AlTM= Total Monomeric Aluminium

AlOM= Organic Monomeric Aluminium

AlIM= Inorganic Monomeric Alumin