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Kansas Lakes Project: Biological impairment in Kansas reserviors and lotic ecosystems due to erosion and sediment.
- Timeframe: 2009 - 2012
- Location: Banner Creek, Centralia, and Atchison Lakes
- Point-of-Contact: Debbie Baker
In 2010 CPCB will sample Banner Creek, Centralia, and Atchison Lakes to quantify biological impairments and assess losses related to erosion and sedimentation. This is part of the Sediment Baseline work group effort that is coordinated by the Kansas Water Office. Banner Creek Lake has a lower sedimentation rate than the other two lakes and thus serves as a reference waterbody. At a limited number of sites in all three impoundments and the primary tributaries draining to each, we will collect biological and physiochemical data including macroinvertebrates, velocity, in situ chemistry, TSS, VSS, TN, and TP. We will also evaluate habitat using the Habitat Development Index (HDI) and the Ohio EPA's Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI).
Data
Not available at this time. For further information, please contact Debbie Baker.
Analysis, Results, or Reports
For further information, please contact Debbie Baker.
Sedimentation in Our Reservoirs: Causes and Solutions (3.7MB, Kansas Water Resources Institute)
See Effects of Sedimentation on Biological Resources, Donald G. Huggins, Robert C. Everhart, Andrew Dzialowski, James Kriz, Debra S. Baker
