Relationships between water quality and phosphorus concentrations for lakes of the Puget Sound region, Washington

Regression relationships were developed between summer mean total phosphorus (P) concentrations in near‐surface water and both chlorophyll a concentrations and Secchi disc transparency for Puget Sound region lakes. Total P concentrations in the lakes studied ranged from 7 to 66 μ/L. The relationship between total P and chlorophyll a, based on data from 69 lakes, explained 57 percent of the variance in chlorophyll a. Predicted chlorophyll a concentrations and 95 percent confidence intervals ranged from 1 +3‐0.5μg/L for 7 μg/L P to about +35‐10μ/L for 66 μ/L P. The relationship between total P and Secchi disc, based on data from 71 lakes, explained 53 percent of the variance in Secchi disc. Predicted Secchi disc transparencies and 95 percent confidence intervals ranged from 5.5 +5.5‐3.0 m for 7 μ/L P to 1.4 +1.5‐0.7 m for 66 μ/L P.

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Estimation of nonpoint sources of phosphorus for lakes in the Puget Sound region, Washington

Gilliom¹

1983

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Relationships between water quality and phosphorus concentrations for lakes of the Puget Sound region, Washington

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Estimation of nonpoint sources of phosphorus for lakes in the Puget Sound region, Washington

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