Estimated water and nutrient inflows and outflows Lake Cochituate, eastern Massachusetts, 1977-79
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Abstract
Streamflow was the major source of water and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) to Lake Cochituate, followed by ground water, and then precipitation during April 1978 through March 1979. Compared to all sources during that period, streams contributed 7,217 million gallons (a little over 82 percent) of water, 63 ,000 pounds (between 50 and 60 percent) of nitrogen, and 3,000 pounds (94 percent) of phosphorus. A little over 60 percent of all the water that entered Lake Cochituate flowed from Fisk Pond. This single source transported about 38,000 pounds of nitrogen and 2,000 pounds of phosphorus. Ground-water inflow to Lake Cochituate occurs along its shoreline except at the north end of Lake Cochituate 's North Pond where natural seepage from the lake is occurring and at locations on the lake 's Middle and South Ponds where municipal wells induce infiltration of lake water amounting to 1,228 million gallons for that period. Discharge of ground water to the lake was estimated to range from 462 to 816 million gallons and transported from 31,000 to 55,000 pounds of nitrogen and from 46 to 82 pounds of phosphorus. Bulk precipitation was estimated to contribute about the same volume of water to the lake as ground water but double its phosphorus load. However, the load of nitrogen, 8000 pounds, from bulk precipitation was the smallest of any source.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Estimated water and nutrient inflows and outflows Lake Cochituate, eastern Massachusetts, 1977-79 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 84-4315 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri844315 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Description | Report: vi, 59 p.; 2 Plates: 21.50 × 29.50 inches and 17.00 × 18.00 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Cochituate |
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