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Sensitivity to acidification of lakes in the flat tops wilderness area, Colorado
Author(s) -
Turk John T.,
Adams Dee Briane
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr019i002p00346
Subject(s) - alkalinity , altitude (triangle) , environmental science , precipitation , hydrology (agriculture) , wilderness area , tops , wilderness , geography , ecology , geology , chemistry , biology , meteorology , geotechnical engineering , spinning , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry
Lakes of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northwestern Colorado are sensitive to acidification if precipitation in the area becomes as acidic as that of the northeastern United States. Alkalinity values as small as 70 µeq l −1 occur in the higher‐altitude lakes. Most lakes at altitudes of 3380 m or greater are predicted to have alkalinity values of 200 µeq l −1 or less. About 370 lakes having a total surface area of about 157 ha are calculated to be sensitive to acidification.