The Flooding Hydrology of Mackenzie Delta Lakes near Inuvik, N.W.T., Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Marsh, P., Hey, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1989
• Subjects: Floods; Hydrology; Lakes; River deltas; Rivers; Sediment transport; Water level; Mackenzie Delta; N.W.T; Mackenzie River; Canada; Fleuve Mackenzie; Inuvik; Mackay; Arctic; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64692

The hydrologic regime of lakes in the Mackenzie Delta is controlled primarily by lake sill elevations and water levels in the Mackenzie River distributary channels. The resulting variations in lake regime have important effects on the water, sediment, and nutrient balance of delta lakes, and therefo...