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Data collected by KU Field Ecology class on Cross Reservoir during Fall 2025. Temperature and DO collected in situ, remaining parameters measured on water samples returned to the lab.

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Variable Descriptions

Date
Sampling date when measurements were collected

Group
Student sampling group

Sample Type 
Lake zones: "Epilimnion", "Metalimnion", "Hypolimnion"

Depth (m)
Water depth where sample was collected, measured in meters

metric
Water quality parameter being measured
Includes parameters like: "Temperature", "Dissolved Oxygen", "Chlorophyll", "Ammonium", "Nitrate", "FNU", "Phycocyanin", "Specific Conductance"
Each row represents one measurement of one parameter

value
Actual measured value for the corresponding metric
Units vary by parameter (°C for temperature, mg/L for nutrients, μS/cm for conductivity, etc.)

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