Reservoir Circulation Patterns and Water Quality
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 109, Issue 6
Abstract
A two‐dimensional hydrodynamic‐temperature model was applied to Cherokee Reservoir to examine similarities between circulation patterns and observed water quality phenomena. A circulation pattern, involving reverse bottom flows which occurred during March through July, was believed to be the pattern most likely to influence: (1) High fecal coliform concentrations in a water supply intake, located in the reservoir upstream of a wastewater outfall; (2) depressed dissolved oxygen concentrations in the metalimnion; and (3) the development of dissolved oxygen depletion in the hypolimnion.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 109 • Issue 6 • December 1983
Pages: 1284 - 1294
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Published online: Dec 1, 1983
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