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An evaluation of changes in water quality of Muriel Lake

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.

Updated

April 1, 2000

Tags
water quality

Title and publication information

Type
Report
Extent

20 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment (1971-1992, 1999-2011)

Contributor

Anderson, Anne-Marie

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment
Spatial Coverage

Muriel Lake

Resource Dates

Date Created

2000-04-01

Date Added

2015-05-19T19:18:29.328238

Date Modified

2000-04-01

Date Issued

2000-04-01

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (pdf)

0778530124

ISBN (print)

0778517063

NEOS catalogue key

2496862

Local Identifier

Pub. No. T/599

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