I know of at least 2: The trophic state index (TSI), which the state of Minnesota uses; and, a new one, the TDO3, developed by Minnesota DNR (Peter Jacobsen), which indicates which lakes will have a DO less than 3, based on temperature, morphometry, average total P, and day of the year.
On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Bowles, Elizabeth Davis < [email protected]> wrote: > Kirsten, > > The National Lakes Assessment includes some basic parameters as well as > zooplankton and phytoplankton data: > > http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes/lakessurvey_index.cfm > > Beth Davis Bowles, Ph.D. > Research Specialist > Bull Shoals Field Station > Missouri State University > ________________________________________ > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [ > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirsten Harma [[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a Water Quality Index for lakes? > > Does anyone know if someone has developed a single, integrated water > quality index that combines the basic parameters (Temp, DO, Conductivity, > pH and secchi depth). We're curious if > there is an easy way to categorize a lake as in "good" "fair" or "poor" > condition based on such an index (along the lines of an Index of Biotic > Integrity based on fish or macroinvertebrates). > > > > Kirsten Joy Harma > Program Coordinator > Lake Windermere Ambassadors > Office: (250) 341-6898 > E-mail: [email protected] > > Website: www.lakeambassadors.ca > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Lawrence A. Baker, Ph.D. Research Professor Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Email: [email protected] Office phone: 612-626-1258 Cell: 763-370-1796 Skype: water.think Twitter: @waterthinker Baker lab website: http://larrybakerlab.cfans.umn.edu/ Twin Cities Urban Sustainability Forum website (presentations posted): tcusforum.umn.edu Twin Cities Household Ecosystem Project: tchep.umn.edu Mailing adress: 224C Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Bldg 1390 Eckles Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108-1038
