A Water Quality Survey of Nutrient Loadings to Center Hill Lake from the Caney Fork River Basin

Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted with Tennessee Technological University for a comprehensive survey of water quality conditions in Center Hill Lake and the Caney Fork River Basin. Primary purposes of the survey were to evaluate nutrient loadings of major inflows and wastewater treatment of the survey were to evaluate nutrient loadings of major inflows and wastewater treatment plants in the basin by bi-weekly grab-sampling and to determine effects of nutrients on water quality conditions in both embayments and the main-channel of the lake. The report presents a thorough anlaysis of those water quality parameters measured in the survey period and compares the data with previous data from the lake and similar reservoirs. Trophic levels for the survey period are estimated based on collected lake information. In addition, one storm event was surveyed in detail at two stream locations to evaluate the relations hip between runoff and nutrient levels. Keywords: Reservoir water quality; Nutrient loadings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212859

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  • Hollings T. Andrews
  • John A. Gordon
  • Susannah J. Pucker

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  • Tennessee Technological University

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