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2005 Acid Deposition Annual Report - Grafton Lakes

Grafton Lakes Site Information

  • Station: Grafton Lakes Primary
  • County: Rensselaer
  • Town: Grafton
  • Location: Grafton Lakes State Park Long Pond Road
  • Elevation: 477 meters
  • Site #: 415304
  • AIRS #: 360830004
  • Locality: Rural, Recreational
  • Zoning:
  • Sampler Type: Primary Sampler
  • Total Precipitation (Inches of Rain): 55.99
  • Valid Sample Precipitation: 55.99
  • Number of Visits: 52
  • Number of Valid Visits: 52
  • Number of Samples: 39
  • Number of Valid Samples: 39
  • Number of Visits With Precipitation Events: 50
  • Number of Valid Visits With Precipitation Events: 50
  • Number of Anion Analyses: 36
  • Number of Cation Analyses: 35
  • Number of Conductivity Analyses: 38
  • Number of pH Analyses: 38
Maximum/Minimum Data
Lab
pH
SO4
IPPM
NO3
IPPM
CL
IPPM
F
IPPM
NO2
IPPM
Br
IPPM
HPO4
IPPM
Na
IPPM
NH4
IPPM
K
IPPM
Ca
IPPM
Mg
IPPM
Lab Conductivity
Micro s/cm
Maximum 6.18 4.035 5.308 0.457 0.087 0.185 0.130 0.710 0.334 1.954 0.083 0.979 0.094 41.50
Minimum 4.02 0.000 0.123 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.037 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.84


Precipitation Weighted Mean
Precipitation
(Inches of Rain)
Lab
pH
SO4
IPPM
NO3
IPPM
CL
IPPM
F
IPPM
NO2
IPPM
Br
IPPM
HPO4
IPPM
Na
IPPM
NH4
IPPM
K
IPPM
Ca
IPPM
Mg
IPPM
Lab Conductivity
Micro s/cm
1st Quarter 12.21 4.65 0.463 1.120 0.094 0.014 0.033 0.008 0.147 0.054 0.218 0.008 0.053 0.009 10.90
2nd Quarter 7.92 4.77 1.657 1.307 0.083 0.007 0.000 0.009 0.004 0.031 0.739 0.033 0.140 0.026 14.44
3rd Quarter 11.83 4.50 1.336 2.387 0.099 0.004 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.037 0.752 0.011 0.102 0.037 20.16
4th Quarter 24.03 5.14 0.405 0.458 0.071 0.005 0.002 0.001 0.006 0.061 0.143 0.013 0.030 0.009 4.60
Annual 55.99 4.77 0.833 1.199 0.085 0.007 0.009 0.004 0.039 0.048 0.422 0.014 0.074 0.019 10.67


Total Deposition
H+
mg/m2
SO4
mg/m2
NO3
mg/m2
CL
mg/m2
F
mg/m2
NO2
mg/m2
Br
mg/m2
HPO4
mg/m2
Na
mg/m2
NH4
mg/m2
K
mg/m2
Ca
mg/m2
Mg
mg/m2
1st Quarter 6.945 143.468 347.272 29.024 4.333 10.389 2.570 45.446 16.846 67.486 2.389 16.452 2.639
2nd Quarter 3.463 333.239 262.946 16.731 1.444 0.000 1.716 0.847 6.188 148.658 6.669 28.109 5.151
3rd Quarter 9.551 401.553 717.279 29.620 1.295 0.260 0.000 0.000 11.003 225.861 3.175 30.645 11.148
4th Quarter 4.441 247.112 279.401 43.630 3.125 1.207 0.814 3.493
Annual 24.400 1,125.372 1,606.898 119.005 10.197 11.855 5.100 49.786 71.235 529.469 19.922 93.631 24.590


Note: Deposition shown meets
1) For quarters, a minimum of 75% data capture and
2) For annual, a minimum of 75% data capture with each quarter >50% data capture.

Data capture = Valid samples with valid precipitation for the period / total precipitation for period.