Limnological investigation of six lakes in southeast Alaska
Water-Resources Investigations Report
76-122
By: George A. McCoy, William W. Wiggins, and Artwin E. Schmidt
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Abstract
Limnological data were collected from six lakes in southeast Alaska in 1974. The data include concentrations of major inorganic constituents, nutrients, selected trace metals, total organic carbon, and chlorophyll. Vertical profiles of specific conductance, temperature, dissolved-oxygen saturation, and pH were drawn. With the exception of Redoubt Lake, all of the lakes are very similar chemically. The small differences in chemical composition probably reflect variations in geology of the drainage basins, altitudes, and morphometric characteristics of the lakes. Productivity is so low in all the lakes that it was not possible to rank the lakes by relative productivity from the reconnaissance sampling. Redoubt Lake is meromictic, but the others are probably holomictic and dimictic. (Woodard-USGS)
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McCoy, G.A., Wiggins, W.W., Schmidt, A.E., 1976, Limnological investigation of six lakes in southeast Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-122, 1 Plate: 41.98 x 30.95 inches , https://doi.org/10.3133/wri76122.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Limnological investigation of six lakes in southeast Alaska |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 76-122 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri76122 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 1 Plate: 41.98 x 30.95 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Scale | 0 |