Voyageurs National Park: Water-level regulation and effects on water quality and aquatic biology
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Abstract
Following dam installations in the remote Rainy Lake Basin during the early 1900s, water-level fluctuations were considered extreme (1914–1949) compared to more natural conditions. In 1949, the International Joint Commission (IJC), which sets rules governing dam operation on waters shared by the United States and Canada, established the first rule curves to regulate water levels on these waterbodies. However, rule curves established prior to 2000 were determined to be detrimental to the ecosystem. Therefore, the IJC implemented an order in 2000 to change rule curves and to restore a more natural water regime. After 2000, measured chlorophyll-a concentrations in the two most eutrophic water bodies decreased whereas concentrations in oligotrophic lakes did not show significant water-quality differences. Fish mercury data were inconclusive, due to the variation in water levels and fish mercury concentrations, but can be used by the IJC as part of a long term data set.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Voyageurs National Park: Water-level regulation and effects on water quality and aquatic biology |
| DOI | 10.1061/9780784481394.017 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| Contributing office(s) | Minnesota Water Science Center |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018 |
| Conference Title | World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018 |
| Conference Location | Minneapolis, MN |
| Conference Date | June 3-7, 2018 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Other Geospatial | Voyageurs |
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