Limnology of Selected Arctic Lakes in Relation to Water Supply Problems

Boyd, William L.

doi:10.2307/1929921

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“…Dissolved organic carbon is the largest pool of organic carbon and represents an important constituent of the biogeochemical carbon cycle (Belzile and others, 2002). Boyd (1959) regularly measured under-ice ion concentrations at Imikpuk Lake, near Point Barrow, and found good consistency in exclusion trends as seen in Figure 7. As a summary, Hobbie (1980) lists eleven primary characteristics of arctic lakes and ponds:…”

Section: Overview Of Tundra Lakessupporting

confidence: 56%

Physical and Chemical Implications of Mid-Winter Pumping of Trunda Lakes - North Slope, Alaska

Lilly¹,

Hilton²

2005

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Prepared in Cooperation with DISCLAIMERThis report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the accuracy of the data presented herein. This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Funding and support was also provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPX), ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPA), and Geo-Watersheds Scientific (GWS). The contents of the report do not necessarily reflect the views of policies of the DOE, NETL, BLM, BPX, CPA, GWS, or any local sponsor. This work does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.The use of trade and firm names in this document is for the purpose of identification only and does not imply endorsement by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, DOE, NETL, BLM, BP, CPA, GWS, or other project sponsors.1 ABSTRACT Tundra lakes on the North Slope, Alaska, are an important resource for energy development and petroleum field operations. A majority of exploration activities, pipeline maintenance, and restoration activities take place on winter ice roads that depend on water availability at key times of the winter operating season. These same lakes provide important fisheries and ecosystem functions. In particular, overwintering habitat for fish is one important management concern. This study focused on the evaluation of winter water use in the current field operating areas to provide a better understanding of the current water use practices. It found that under the current water use practices, there were no measurable negative effects of winter pumping on the lakes studied and current water use management practices were appropriately conservative. The study did find many areas where improvements in the understanding of tundra lake hydrology and water usage would benefit industry, management agencies, and the protection of fisheries and ecosystems. 2 CONTENTS

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Section: Overview Of Tundra Lakessupporting

confidence: 56%

Physical and Chemical Implications of Mid-Winter Pumping of Trunda Lakes - North Slope, Alaska

Lilly¹,

Hilton²

2005

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“…All the ponds were basic, the pH ranging from 7.25-9.5, ( Table 1). The temperature varied from 1%&O"C, similar to the range of 0-6°C for a series of shallow arctic lakes ( Boyd 1959 ) . Conductivity varied from 105 pmho in meltwatcr around the edge of large lakes to 8200 pmho in Home Lake.…”

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confidence: 77%

A LIMNOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN THE AREA OF McMURDO SOUND, ANTARCTICA1

Armitage

House

1962

Limnology & Oceanography

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During the Antarctic summer of 1960–61, limnological data were collected from a series of meltwater ponds and permanently ice‐covered lakes in the area of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (77°51′ S, 166°37′ E). All ponds were basic and more saline than typical fresh‐water lakes. Primary production, measured in two ponds by the “light and dark bottle” technique, varied from 326 to 1008 mgC/m3/day. High intensity of light inhibited photosynthesis in shallow water. Lake Bonney in Taylor Dry Valley and Lake Vanda in Wright Valley lie in a large ice‐free area in South Victoria Land on the west side of McMurdo Sound. Each lake is covered with 3.4–4.2 m of permanent ice and is meromictic. The mixolimnion of Lake Bonney varied from 0.3°–8°C; the monomolimnion was below 0°C. The mixolimnion of Lake Vanda varied from 0.7°–9.6°C; the monomolimnion was warmed to 22°C. The lakes are probably warmed geothermally. No zooplankton was found in any of the lakes, but 7 genera of Ciliata, 4 of Rotifera, and one each of Nematoda, Turbellaria, and Tardigrada were collected from the littoral fauna of the meltwater ponds and around the edges of Lakes Bonney and Vanda.

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“…As well as lakes where salt concentrations are high when ice is absent, some other lakes may have bottom waters with elevated salinities when ice is present; these lakes are deeper than maximum ice thickness and their elevated salinities result from the exclusion of ions from ice (Boyd, 1959;Roen, 1975; see also Hobbie, 1984). Low salinities prevail when the lakes are ice-free.…”

Section: Distribution and Climatementioning

confidence: 99%