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Table 1. Limnological characteristic ranges for the surface and bottom water of each lake during the duration of this study.

	Habitat	Temp (°C)	pH	DO (%)	DOC (mg/L)
Barney’s Lake	Surface	20.7–21.7	8.57–8.75	103.1–118.7	10.7–11.4
	Bottom	20.4–21.2	8.52–8.75	103.7–113.9	10.6–11.2
Fox Lake	Surface	20.7–21.5	6.13–6.53	90.7–93.8	16.0–17.6
	Bottom	11.1–12.5	5.46–5.79	0–25.4	16.2–18.5
Lake Geneserath	Surface	19.7–21.4	8.05–8.29	97.8–103.4	9.2–9.8
	Bottom	8.8–9.1	6.49–6.78	0–64.0	9.0–9.2
Lake Michigan	Surface	16.1–18.2	8.12–8.28	102.1–124.5	2.4–2.8
	Bottom	8.1–15.9	7.84–8.08	103.4–120	2.1–2.6

Notes.