Limnological characteristics of selected lakes in the Nebraska sandhills, U.S.A., and their relation to chemical characteristics of adjacent ground water

Baugh, James W La

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“…Seepage to lakes from groundwater can play an important role in determining the water quality of lakes because it can be a source of nutrients for algae [Brock et [LaBaugh et al, 1995]. As indicated by data from Williams Lake, even when the net difference between volume of seepage to and from the lake is small, the seepage fluxes can move considerable amounts of water and solutes through a lake.…”

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“…Findings of the few studies of lakes that have attempted a comprehensive evaluation of groundwater seepage by the flow net approach indicate a wide range of conditions is possible, from lakes where groundwater contribution is negligible [Malueg et al, 1975;Schindler et al, 1976] to those where groundwater seepage is a major component of water and chemical balances [Brown and Cherkauer, 1992;LaBaugh et al, 1995]. The flow net approach will continue to be beyond the scope or resources of many lake studies, but the need remains to determine the importance of all components contributing to the chemical mass balance of lakes [Dillon et al, 1993].…”

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Hydrological and chemical estimates of the water balance of a closed‐basin lake in north central Minnesota

LaBaugh¹,

Winter²,

Rosenberry³

et al. 1997

Water Resources Research

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Abstract. Chemical mass balances for sodium, magnesium, chloride, dissolved organic carbon, and oxygen 18 were used to estimate groundwater seepage to and from Williams Lake, Minnesota, over a 15-month period, from April 1991 through June 1992. Groundwater seepage to the lake and seepage from the lake to groundwater were determined independently using a flow net approach using data from water table wells installed as part of the study. Hydrogeological analysis indicated groundwater seepage to the lake accounted for 74% of annual water input to the lake; the remainder came from atmospheric precipitation, as determined from a gage in the watershed and from nearby National Weather Service gages. Seepage from the lake accounted for 69% of annual water losses from the lake; the remainder was removed by evaporation, as determined by the energy budget method. Calculated annual water loss exceeded calculated annual water gain, and this imbalance was double the value of the independently measured decrease in lake volume. Seepage to the lake determined from oxygen 18 was larger (79% of annual water input) than that determined from the flow net approach and made the difference between calculated annual water gain and loss consistent with the independently measured decrease in lake volume. Although the net difference between volume of seepage to the lake and volume of seepage from the lake was 1% of average lake volume, movement of water into and out of the lake 'by seepage represented an annual exchange of groundwater with the lake equal to 26-27% of lake volume. Estimates of seepage to the lake from sodium, magnesium, chloride, and dissolved organic carbon did not agree with the values determined from flow net approach or oxygen 18. These results indicated the importance of using a combination of hydrogeological and chemical approaches to define volume of seepage to and from Williams Lake and identify uncertainties in chemical fluxes. Investigations of lakes that have included detailed hydrolog-2799

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Hydrological and chemical estimates of the water balance of a closed‐basin lake in north central Minnesota

LaBaugh¹,

Winter²,

Rosenberry³

et al. 1997

Water Resources Research

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“…The majority of lakes is dominated by bicarbonate, although a small number of sulfate-enriched lakes occur. Sodium and potassium are the most abundant cations (LaBaugh 1986;Gosselin 1997).…”

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Phytoplankton productivity across prairie saline lakes of the Great Plains (USA): a step toward deciphering patterns through lake classification models

Salm

Saros

Fritz

et al. 2009

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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We investigated patterns of primary production across prairie saline lakes in the central and northern Great Plains of the United States. Based on comparative lake sampling in 2004, seasonal predictors of algal primary productivity were identified within subsets of similar lakes using a combination of Akaike's information criterion (AIC) and classification and regression trees (CART). These models indicated complex patterns of nutrient limitation by nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and iron (Fe) within different lake groups. Nutrient enrichment assays (control, + Fe, + N, + P, + N + P) were performed in spring and summer of 2006 to determine if phytoplankton in selected lakes followed predicted patterns of nutrient limitation. Both the comparative lake sampling and experimental results indicated that N limitation was widespread in these prairie lakes, with evidence for secondary P limitation in certain lakes. In the experiments, iron did not stimulate primary production. Our results suggest that given the diverse geochemical nature of these lakes, classification models that separate saline lakes into subsets may be an effective method for improving predictions of algal production.

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“…In most Sand Hill lakes, the combination of strong winds and shallow depth do not promote conditions for seasonal stratification, and most lakes are isothermal, regardless of season (La Baugh, 1986). Usually, the 1% level of surface light does not penetrate to the bottom in Sand Hill lakes deeper than ~1 m, because of the high turbidity.…”

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A regional-scale climate reconstruction of the last 4000 years from lakes in the Nebraska Sand Hills, USA

Schmieder

Fritz

Swinehart

et al. 2011

Quaternary Science Reviews

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Limnological characteristics of selected lakes in the Nebraska sandhills, U.S.A., and their relation to chemical characteristics of adjacent ground water

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

Hydrological and chemical estimates of the water balance of a closed‐basin lake in north central Minnesota

Hydrological and chemical estimates of the water balance of a closed‐basin lake in north central Minnesota

Phytoplankton productivity across prairie saline lakes of the Great Plains (USA): a step toward deciphering patterns through lake classification models

A regional-scale climate reconstruction of the last 4000 years from lakes in the Nebraska Sand Hills, USA

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