West Okoboji Lake Monitoring Buoy: High Frequency Oxygen, Temperature, Water Quality and Weather Data 2015-2021

High frequency weather and limnological data from the West Okoboji Lake monitoring buoy, Iowa, USA, from 2015 - 2021. The West Okoboji Lake (Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network—GLEON) instrumented monitoring buoy is operated by the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (https://iowalakesidelab.org/). The buoy is equipped with a thermistor chain and dissolved oxygen probes the measure every 2 meters from 1m to 25m in depth, a multi-parameter sonde at 1 meter depth, as well as a weather station situated on the buoy. All data in this data package have been QAQC'd to remove obviously errant readings, highly suspicious readings, and artifacts of buoy maintenance. Because of this, as well as sensor errors and failure, not all data is available at every point each year. Measured parameters in the data set include water temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration, and dissolved oxygen saturation (measured every 2 meters from 1m to 25m). Other measured parameters include pH and specific conductive in the surface water, as well as weather station data including wind, rain, air temperature and humidity. Sampling Frequency: Parameters are measured at 10 minute intervals, and most years include measurements from mid/late May through October. Measurements were stopped in the fall once the lake had turned over.