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This study had three general goals: (1) To develop a working definition of lake quality or trophic status for Idaho lakes, (2) To develop a procedure for incorporating descriptive data in a lake prioritization scheme for management actions, and (3) To complete a priority ranking for a representative sample of Idaho lakes. The major results of this study are the development of a trophic status classification methodology, the trophic status rankings or classifications of 85 Idaho lakes and reservoirs, the development of a priority classification methodology, and priority rankings or assignments of 85 lakes and reservoirs. The trophic status classification methodology, while based on similar trophic status descriptors described in the literature, is unique in that it considers more lake and watershed variables. Unique features include (1) the wide variety of variables describing water quality/lake features and (2) the analysis of these lake conditions in the context of lake groupings which recognize variations in watershed geomorphology is illustrated in this report by application to 85 lakes and reservoirs representing a wide variety of trophic conditions. [...]

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Title:
Classification of Idaho's freshwater lakes
Authors:
Milligan, James H.; Lyman, R. Ashley; Falter, C. Michael; Krumpe, Edwin E.; Carlson, John E.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1983-06
Description:
This study had three general goals: (1) To develop a working definition of lake quality or trophic status for Idaho lakes, (2) To develop a procedure for incorporating descriptive data in a lake prioritization scheme for management actions, and (3) To complete a priority ranking for a representative sample of Idaho lakes. The major results of this study are the development of a trophic status classification methodology, the trophic status rankings or classifications of 85 Idaho lakes and reservoirs, the development of a priority classification methodology, and priority rankings or assignments of 85 lakes and reservoirs. The trophic status classification methodology, while based on similar trophic status descriptors described in the literature, is unique in that it considers more lake and watershed variables. Unique features include (1) the wide variety of variables describing water quality/lake features and (2) the analysis of these lake conditions in the context of lake groupings which recognize variations in watershed geomorphology is illustrated in this report by application to 85 lakes and reservoirs representing a wide variety of trophic conditions. [...]
Subjects:
Lakes Trophic level Geomorphology Lake classification
IWRRI number:
198315
Rights:
In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
Publisher:
Idaho Water and Energy Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
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Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT
Date Digitized:
2017-08-28

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