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<br />" <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />2. definition of the lake's surface area, maximum depth, average depth, <br /> <br />hydraulic residence time, the area of the watershed draining into the <br /> <br />lake; <br /> <br />3. discussion of the physiGal, chemical, and biological quality of the lake, <br /> <br />its tributaries; <br /> <br />4, a presentation of a bathymetric map; <br /> <br />5. collection of sediment samples and interpretation of the data; <br /> <br />6, an identification of the limiting lake nutrient and an assessment of the <br /> <br />phosphorus and nitrogen inflows. Algal bioassays will be conducted <br /> <br />to determine the limiting nutrient as well as determining N to P ratios; <br /> <br />7. a determination of when the lake stratifies and under what conditions <br /> <br />this occurs; <br /> <br />8. determine if and when the hypolimnion becomes anaerobic; <br /> <br />9. a discussion of algal blooms, and the relationship between the limiting <br /> <br />nutrient and chlorophyll a; <br /> <br />10. discussion of public health safety as it relates to bacteria levels in the <br /> <br />lake; <br /> <br />11. survey users of the reservoir to determine their perception of the water <br /> <br />quality and define the beneficial uses as they relate to public percep- <br /> <br />ticn; <br /> <br />12, identify the contribution of nutrient loading by source (point and <br /> <br />nonpoint sou rces); and <br /> <br />13. define the lake circulation patterns and the hydrology of the reservoir <br /> <br />to determine if short circuiting is occurring and if the inflows are <br /> <br />flowing across the surface of the water without mixing in the water <br /> <br />column, <br /> <br />7 <br />