| Variable | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Communality |
| Phosphate | 0.838 | 0.268 | 0.774 |
| Total dissolved inorganic Nitrogen | 0.762 | −0.640 | 0.991 |
| Ratio N/P | −0.255 | −0.833 | 0.759 |
| Ammonium | 0.668 | −0.706 | 0.945 |
| Chlorophyll α | 0.567 | 0.420 | 0.498 |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 0.457 | 0.310 | 0.305 |
| Nitrate | 0.579 | 0.263 | 0.405 |
| Nitrite | 0.326 | −0.030 | 0.107 |
| Variance % | 2.7658 34.6 | 2.0177 25.2 | 4.7835 59.8 |