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

• 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

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)