Mahway Lake

Mahway Lake

Mahway Lake

Mahway West

Mahway South

Mahway South

 

Drainage lake, thin till soil, low DOC

Data Summary pH Range ANC= Acid Neutralizing Capacity (µeq/L)
1982-2002 4.63 – 6.28 -16.47 – 27.29

 

Fish Species Date: Number Caught:
Brook trout 10/20/00 4 Brook Trout
Common shiner 10/20/00 3 Common Shiner
White sucker 10/20/00 4 White Sucker
Brown bullhead 10/20/00 37 Brown Bullhead
Banded killifish 10/20/00 16 Banded Killfish
Pumpkinseed 10/20/00 50 Pumpkinseed

Water Chemistry 

Parameter 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Air Eq pH 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.9
ANC (µeq/L) 7 4 5 7 6 6 7 16 13 16
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 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
NO3-1 (µeq/L) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DOC (µmol C/L) 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
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) 101 199 140 106 147 189 152 101 130 102
AlTM (µmol/L) 98 161 87 71 116 131 116 68 74 63
AlOM (µmol/L) 31 45 45 47 61 63 61 47 49 51
AlIM (µmol/L) 67 116 41 25 54 69 55 20 25 14
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) 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Color (PtCo) 7 13 10 10 14 13 15 13 15 18
Conductivity (µS/cm) 21 22 22 20 22 22 20 20 20 19

ANC= Acid Neutralizing Capacity

AlTD= Total Dissloved Aluminium

AlTM= Total Monomeric Aluminium

AlOM= Organic Monomeric Aluminium

AlIM= Inorganic Monomeric Alumin