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Characteristics And Environmental Problems Of A Eutrophic, Seasonally-Stratified Lake, Wilgreen Lake, Madison County, Kentucky, Walter S. Borowski
Characteristics And Environmental Problems Of A Eutrophic, Seasonally-Stratified Lake, Wilgreen Lake, Madison County, Kentucky, Walter S. Borowski
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Wilgreen Lake (Madison County, Kentucky) is listed as ‘‘nutrient impaired’’ by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Kentucky, and it also experiences high fecal microbe counts that restricts its use. The lake is a typical eutrophic lake, experiencing anoxia and dysoxia in its waters during summer stratification. Human activities in the watershed contribute additional nutrients to the lake that may exacerbate periods of anoxia, so knowing the sources of anthropogenic nutrient inputs to the lake would aid in developing best practices for development of lake shore areas and the watershed. Possible sources include residential fertilizers, cattle waste, …