The hydrologic setting of lakes in Minnesota and adjacent states; with emphasis on the interaction of lakes and ground water
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Abstract
The hydrologic settings of 150 randomly-selected lakes in the north-central United States were investigated by principal component analysis as a first attempt to develop a general classification of the hydrologic setting of lakes. Precipitation-evaporation balance and the water quality parameters have high factor loadings on the first principal component. Highest loadings on component 2 are for streamflow in and out of the lakes. Components 3 and 4 are characterized by geology and ground-water flow parameters. The drainage basin area/lake area ratio, the overland runoff parameter, has the highest loading on component 5.
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Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | The hydrologic setting of lakes in Minnesota and adjacent states; with emphasis on the interaction of lakes and ground water |
Series title | Open-File Report |
Series number | 76-81 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr7681 |
Year Published | 1976 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Description | xiii, 237 p. |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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