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Encyclopedia > Lake retention time

A measure based on the volume of water in a lake and the mean rate of outflow. It represents the amount of time it takes for a substance introduced into a lake to flow out of it again. This is especially important where pollutants are concerned.


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Lake retention time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (145 words)
Lake retention time refers to measurements based on the volume of water in a lake and the average rate of outflow.
The retention time is especially important where pollutants are concerned.
The greatest lake system in the United States is the Great Lakes system.
Lake Erie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1178 words)
Lake Erie is primarily fed by the Detroit River (from Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair) and drains via the Niagara River and Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario.
During the 1970s, Lake Erie's future was jeopardized by the overabundance of phosphorus in the water, which resulted in rank smelling algal blooms fouling both cobbled and sandy beaches.
Lake Erie has a lake retention time of 2.6 years, which is the shortest of all the Great Lakes.
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