Data
| Welcome to Murray State University's Hancock Biological Station/VOEIS KENTUCKY LAKE site. Below you will find the present water/weather conditions for the Kentucky Lake area within the past half hour. You can look at the changes over the past day, week, or month by selecting the parameters and the time period on the linked query pages. To query Kentucky Lake water conditions, click here. To query Kentucky Lake weather conditions, click here. For other databases, click here. |
| MOST RECENTLY RECORDED WATER CONDITIONS |
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| PARAMETER |
SURFACE at 1.828 meters |
BOTTOM at 2.929 meters |
| Date and Time | 04/19/2013 8:45 AM | 05/21/2013 11:30 AM |
| Water Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) |
62.85 °F |
71.35 °F |
| Water Temperature (degrees Celsius) |
17.14 °C |
21.86 °C |
| Specific Conductance (microsiemens per centimeter) |
142 µS/cm |
135 µS/cm |
| Dissolved Oxygen (milligrams per liter) |
8.30 mg/L |
7.82 mg/L |
| pH (standard pH units) |
7.53 | 7.21 |
| Oxidation-Reduction Potential (millivolts) |
339.83 mV |
320.18 mV |
| Turbidity (nephlometric turbidity units) |
7.64 NTU |
-883.02 NTU |
| Chlorophyll a (micrograms per liter) |
5.7 µg/L |
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| Lake Elevation* (feet above sea level) |
357.08* fsl |
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| * Experimental calculation | ||
| Conditions at HBS Weather Station as of: 05/21/2013 11:30 AM |
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|---|---|
| PARAMETER |
VALUE |
| Air Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) |
81.10 °F |
| Air Temperature (degrees Celsius) |
27.28 °C |
| Relative Humidity (percent) |
101 % |
| Wind Speed (miles per hour) |
3.35 mph |
| Wind Direction (degrees & cardinal) |
243 ° WSW |
| Barometric Pressure (millimeters mercury) |
756 mmHg |
| Precipitation (inches) |
0.65 in. |
