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Effect of Bear River storage on water quality in Bear Lake

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Title Effect of Bear River storage on water quality in Bear Lake
Description A report on the changes in water quality in Bear Lake water since 1912. Since 1912 concentrations of the major anions and cations (except calcium) in Bear Lake water have shown a steady decrease which has been attributed to a dilution of Bear Lake by Bear River water, Bear Lake having been used as a reservoir for Bear River water since 1918. This study examined the changes which have occurred in Bear Lake water chemistry since 1912 and tested the validity of the dilution theory. Simple water and salinity budgets were determined for the Bear Lake system and used...
Creator Nunan, Robert L., 1949-;
Coverage Bear Lake, Rich County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5584993/ ; Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5585000/ ; 1910-1919; 1920-1929; 1930-1939; 1940-1949; 1950-1959; 1950-1960; 1960-1969; 1970-1979; 20th century;
Subject Water quality--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho);
Format Reports; application/pdf; 3072441 Bytes
Source Utah State University, Quinney Natural Resources Library, TD 224 .U8 N8X 1972
Relation Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Libary, S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney BARN Collection
Publisher Digitized by : Utah State University, Quinney Library
Type Text;
Rights Public Domain Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
Date 1972
Identifier http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Bear/id/37880

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