ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
conductivity
;
floodplain lakes
;
inorganic suspensoids
;
ionic content
;
turbidity
;
underwater light
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The relationship between ionic content, measured as electrical conductivity, and turbidity resulting from inorganic suspensoids was investigated experimentally on the Ponogolo river floodplain. Turbid floodwaters were mixed in various proportions with clear lake water of high conductivity and settling rates determined. For the conductivity range 215–1084 μS cm−1 there was an increase in the maximum settling rate from 3.3–20.6% h−1. These data were compared with observations made, in a turbid lake of low conductivity and a clear water lake of high conductivity, during and after a flood. The importance of lake morphology, flushing and conductivity as determinants of turbidity and light attenuation in the floodplain lakes is discussed. The relevance of these observations to the understanding of turbidity in other systems is considered.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00014275
