Geologyish
Lakes Misc.
Lake Misc. (Cont.)
Lakes near us
Production
100
most common origins in North America
What is glacial
100
shallow water zone
What is littoral
100
epilimnion
What is top layer of a lame
100
source of still River, glacial form in Danbury
What is Kenosia
100
never turns over
What is Amicitic
200
normally not very productive
What is volcanic
200
sediment zone
What is benthic
200
depths of lake
What is hyperlimnion
200
diversion of housatonic
What is candlewood
200
Fall and Spring turnover
What is Dimictic
300
normally very deep (Baikal)
What is tectonic: rift
300
open water zone
What is pelagic
300
transition area between upper and lower lake
What is thermocline
300
leaves Kenosia and merges with Housatonic
What is Still River
300
This surface disallows absorption
What is impervious
400
Lake Tahoe
What is tectonic: Graben
400
zone allows plants to survive
What is photic
400
loss of oxyegn
What is anoxia
400
Murky, high productive lake
What is eutrophic
500
forms in floodplain of still river in NM
What is ox bow
500
happens in spring and fall in many ct lakes
What is mixis
500
decrease of oxygen
What is hypoxia
500
Contains 20 percent of worlds fresh water lakes.
What is Baikal
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