Description
Total dissolved solids, conductivity and major ions have increased over time in Muriel Lake and that increase is linked to the drop in lake levels and the concentration of dissolved substances in the water. The salinity of the Muriel Lake has increased, although it still qualifies as a slightly saline water body. Phosphorus and chlorophyll a have increased slightly, but the database is insufficient to determine whether these changes are related to the decline in water levels or simply reflective of year-to-year variability. The lake has remained mesotrophic. Low winter dissolved oxygen levels, recorded under ice in recent years, are a concern for fisheries in Muriel Lake.
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April 1, 2000
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20 pages
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Once
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Environment (1971-1992, 1999-2011)
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Date Created
2000-04-01
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2015-05-19T19:18:29.328238
Date Modified
2000-04-01
Date Issued
2000-04-01
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ISBN (pdf)
0778530124
ISBN (print)
0778517063
NEOS catalogue key
2496862
Local Identifier
Pub. No. T/599