Variation in Adirondack, New York, lake-water chemistry as function of surface area

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6058906

Sullivan, T J; Kugler, D L; Small, M J; Johnson, C B; Landers, D H

Data from a recent survey conducted by the Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation were used to evaluate the influence of lake surface area on the acid-base status of lakes in Adirondack State Park, New York. Acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) in the small lakes (<4 ha) occurred more frequently at extreme values (>200, <0 microeq/L), whereas larger lakes tended to be intermediate in ANC. Consequently, acidic (ANC = or < 0) and low pH lakes were typically small. The small lakes also exhibited lower Ca(2+) concentration and higher dissolved organic carbon than did larger lakes. Lakes = or > 4 ha were only half as likely to be acidic as were lakes = or > 1 ha in area. These data illustrate the dependence of lake chemistry on lake surface area and the importance of the lower lake area limit for a statistical survey of lakewater chemistry.

• Research Organization: NSI Technology Services Corp., Corvallis, OR (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6058906
• Report Number(s): PB-91-144824/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-C8-0006
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 1, 167-176(Feb 1990)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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