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Jun 1979
Nutrient Budget Analysis for Rend Lake in Illinois
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Volume 105, Issue 3
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A New method for computing long-term average nutrient loads transported to the Rend Lake in southern Illinois by its tributaries is presented. The procedure was adopted from the U.S. Geological Survey's flow-duration curve method developed for determining the long-term average sediment loads transported by streams. The nitrogen and phosphorus loads exerted on Rend Lake were found to be excessive. The lake is of recent origin and, despite the excessive nutrients input, algal counts in the lake are not of bloom proportions. Controlling phosphorus at the point sources will be a major step in arresting the accelerated aging of the lake.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 105 • Issue 3 • June 1979
Pages: 547 - 556
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1979
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Veerasamy Kothandaraman, M.ASCE
Assoc. Engr.; Water Quality Sect., Illinois State Water Survey, Peoria, Ill., USA
Ralph L. Evans
Head; Water Quality Sect., Illinois State Water Survey, Peoria, Ill., USA
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