Fremont Lake, Wyoming - Preliminary survey of a large mountain lake: A section in Geological Survey research 1972, Chapter D
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Abstract
Fremont Lake, at an altitude of 2,261 m, has an area of 20.61 km2 and a volume of 1.69 km3. The maximum depth is 185 m, which makes it the seventh deepest natural lake in the conterminous United States. Theoretical renewal time is 11.1 years. Temperature data for 1971 indicate that vernal circulation extended to a depth of less than 90 m. The summer heat income was 19,450 cal/cm2. The dissolved-oxygen curve is orthograde, with a slight metalimnetic maximum, and a tendency toward decreasing concentrations at depth. At 180 m, oxygen was at 80 percent of saturation in late July 1970. The lake has a remarkably low dissolved-solids content of 12.8 mg/l, making it one of the most dilute medium-sized lakes in the world. Detailed chemical data are given for the water column at three sites in the lake and for the influent and effluent streams. Net plankton included representatives of seven genera of phytoplankters and three genera of zooplankters. A reconnaissance indicated substantially no bacteriological contamination in the lake, but there was an appreciable amount in two minor streams in the vicinity of a summer-home colony.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Fremont Lake, Wyoming - Preliminary survey of a large mountain lake: A section in Geological Survey research 1972, Chapter D |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 800 |
| Chapter | D |
| DOI | 10.3133/70185782 |
| Year Published | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | 16 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Geological Survey research 1972, Chapter D (Professional Paper 800-D) |
| First page | D173 |
| Last page | D188 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Fremont Lake |
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