Open AccessKopalińskie Lake as an example of an anthropogenic reservoir of the southern Baltic Sea coast
Author(s) -
Roman Cieśliński,
Alicja Olszewska
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
limnological review/limnological review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2300-7575
pISSN - 1642-5952
DOI - 10.2478/v10194-011-0039-8
Subject(s) - hydrography , structural basin , baltic sea , drainage basin , oceanography , hydrology (agriculture) , water balance , geology , environmental science , geography , geomorphology , cartography , geotechnical engineering
The aim of this study is to discuss the water balance of Kopalińskie Lake, which is one of a few reservoirs on the Polish coast formed from anthropogenic activity. To realize this aim, lake basin morphometry and catchment hydrography were characterized. Moreover, the influence of the sea and the physico-chemical characteristics of the lake water were defined. As a result, the main characteristics of the lake and its catchment were found. Common characteristics of Kopalińskie Lake, as well as the characteristics that differentiate this reservoir from the other coastal lakes located on the Polish coast are presented in this work.