Tundra Lakes as a Source of Fresh Water: Kipnuk, Alaska.

A study of water quality in several small tundra lakes near Kipnuk, Alaska, was conducted to determine if the lakes were of sufficiently high quality during the snowmelt season to provide the village with enough water for a year-round supply. Since the village is located just 4 miles inland from the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bredthauer,Stephen R, Doerflinger,Duane F
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Civil Engineering
*FRESH WATER
*WATER SUPPLIES
*LIMNOLOGY
ALASKA
SALINITY
WATER QUALITY
LAKES
ARCTIC REGIONS
TUNDRA
Kipnuk village
Tundra lakes
Arctic
Bering Sea
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA075475
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA075475
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Summary:A study of water quality in several small tundra lakes near Kipnuk, Alaska, was conducted to determine if the lakes were of sufficiently high quality during the snowmelt season to provide the village with enough water for a year-round supply. Since the village is located just 4 miles inland from the Bering Sea, primary emphasis was placed on locating water sources with low chloride concentrations. The tundra lakes were of sufficiently high quality to be pumped into a storage area during early summer to be used as a year-round supply. (Author)

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