Mirror Lake: Past, present and future
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the hydrological and biogeochemical characteristics of Mirror Lake and the changes that resulted from air-land-water interactions and human activities. Since the formation of Mirror Lake, both the watershed and the lake have undergone many changes, such as vegetation development and basin filling. These changes are ongoing, and Mirror Lake is continuing along an aging pathway and ultimately, it will fill with sediment and no longer be a lake. The chapter also identifies major factors that affected the hydrology and biogeochemistry of Mirror Lake: acid rain, atmospheric deposition of lead and other heavy metals, increased human settlement around the lake, the construction of an interstate highway through the watershed of the Northeast Tributary, the construction of an access road through the West and Northeast watersheds to the lake, and climate change. The chapter also offers future recommendations for management and protection of Mirror Lake.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Mirror Lake: Past, present and future |
| Chapter | 6 |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520261198.003.0006 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Ground Water |
| Description | 29 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Mirror Lake: Interactions among air, land, and water |
| First page | 300 |
| Last page | 328 |
| Public Comments | Freshwater ecology series |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| Other Geospatial | Mirror Lake, White Mountains |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |