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Depth profiles of water column chemical and physical properties were assessed with seasonal-scale frequency from four lakes in the Itasca State Park from 2006-2009 and from 2019-2023. The data was used to assess the mixing status and major geochemical constituents within the lakes. Several parameters were routinely measured with deployable probes at meter or sub-meter resolution at the deepest location in each lake. Water samples were also collected for laboratory analysis. Bathymetry data collected in 2022 is supplied as rasters.
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North Temperate Lakes LTER: Physical and Chemical Limnology of Lake Kegonsa and Lake Waubesa 1994 - current
Physical and chemicals parameters of two Madison-area lakes in the Yahara chain not included as core NTL-LTER study lakes. Parameters include intermittently sampled water temperature, dissolved oxygen, ph, total alkalinity, chloride and sulfate. Nutrient data has been collected since 2015. Number of sites: 2.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2025982
- PAR ID:
- 10493141
- Publisher / Repository:
- Environmental Data Initiative
- Date Published:
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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