Investigation of the LIZ-3 Dew Line Station Water Supply Lake

The level of a lake supplying water to the LIZ-3 Dew Line Station, near the Chukchi Sea coast of Alaska, had fallen about a quarter of a meter. This lowering reduced the availability of water to the station during the winter and raised concern that the lake may continue to drain. A radar subsurface...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kovacs, Austin
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Civil Engineering
*LAKES
*RADAR STATIONS
*WATER SUPPLIES
RADAR
DRINKING WATER
DRAINAGE
WINTER
ICE
SURVEYS
SUBSURFACE
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
SOUNDING
ALASKA
CHUKCHI SEA
COASTAL REGIONS
WATER
Chukchi Sea
Lake May
Winter Lake
Chukchi
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA222469
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA222469
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Summary:The level of a lake supplying water to the LIZ-3 Dew Line Station, near the Chukchi Sea coast of Alaska, had fallen about a quarter of a meter. This lowering reduced the availability of water to the station during the winter and raised concern that the lake may continue to drain. A radar subsurface sounding survey of the lake was made in May 1984 to determine if the lake contained a deep area from which potable water could be drawn from under the ice during the winter. No acceptable deep areas were found. Recommendations are provided for preventing further drainage of the lake and for deepening a portion of the lake. A possible solution for making the sour water remaining under the winter lake ice acceptable for consumption is also presented. Keywords: Radar stations; Water supplies; Lakes/drainage; Dew line; Radar sounding surveys.

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