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Type of Water: __ stream __river _X_lake
Description: Ten acre lake, deep and dark, catfish caught yearround, host talked about water moccasins in the lake, flatboats rentable, very unpopulated
Nearest Town, City: State: Abilene, Texas
Date: Time of Day: 9 pm
Temperature: 30.2 C or 86.4 F
Ph: 4.42
Dissolved Oxygen: 3.72
TDS: 99.65 mg/L
Current Speed: NA
Below is a table which helps determine the Ability of the LAKE TO SUPPORT LIFE (VERNIER CO data)
|
Factor |
Measured at |
Q Score |
Times the Q value |
Final Quotient |
|
Dissolved Oxygen |
3.72 |
44 |
.38 |
16.72 |
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PH |
4.42 |
ll.5 |
.24 |
2.76 |
|
TDS (conductivity) |
99.65 |
85 |
.16 |
13.6 |
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Temperature |
30.2 C |
10 |
.22 |
2.2 |
Total WATER QUALITY SCORE FOR THURBER LAKE, TX WAS 35.28 (100 being perfect). Factors which influenced this low score include the lake was too hot and the ph was too acidic.
