Limnology of Oneida Lake with emphasis on factors contributing to algal blooms
Open-File Report
72-139
Prepared in cooperation with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
By: Phillip E. Greeson
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Abstract
Oneida Lake is a naturally eutrophic lake that has existed for about 10,500 years. It has been in a eutrophic state for at least 350 years, and the geochemically derived dissolved materials entering the lake from the drainage basin are of sufficient quantity (449,700 tones per year) to support annual algal blooms. The greatest amount of the dissolved materials (72 percent) comes from the southern tributaries to the lake, of which Chittenango Creek carries the largest load of almost all major chemical substances. The stream contributes 37 percent of all dissolved solids entering the lake. Ground water is negligible in both the water and the nutrient budgets.
Suggested Citation
Greeson, P.E., 1971, Limnology of Oneida Lake with emphasis on factors contributing to algal blooms: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-139, xi, 185 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr72139.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Limnology of Oneida Lake with emphasis on factors contributing to algal blooms |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 72-139 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr72139 |
| Year Published | 1971 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Albany, NY |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | xi, 185 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Other Geospatial | Oneida Lake |