Water quality and bathymetry of Sand Lake, Anchorage, Alaska
Open-File Report
76-254
By: Donald E. Donaldson
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Abstract
Sand Lake, a dimictic lowland lake in Anchorage, Alaska, has recently become as urban lake. Analyses indicate that the lake is oligotrophic, having low dissolved solids and nutrient concentrations. Snowmelt runoff from an adjacent residential area, however, has a dissolved-solids concentration 10 times that of the main body of Sand Lake. Lead concentrations in the runoff exceed known values from other water in the ANchorage area, including water samples taken beneath landfills. The volume of the snowmelt runoff has not been measured. The data presented can be used as a baseline for water-resource management. (Woodard-USGS)
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Donaldson, D.E., 1976, Water quality and bathymetry of Sand Lake, Anchorage, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-254, 1 map., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr76254.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water quality and bathymetry of Sand Lake, Anchorage, Alaska |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 76-254 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr76254 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 1 map. |
| Scale | 24000 |