Waldo Lake, Oregon: A Special Study

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Citation

Originator: Larson, D. W. and J. R. Donaldson

Publish Date: May 1970

Online Link: None

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: A limnological study of Waldo Lake, Oregon, showed the lake to be an extremely unproductive freshwater environment. Annual phyto-plankton primary production, estimate in situ with 14 c, approximated that of a highly oligotrophic arctic lake. The rate of daily production averaged 29 mgC/m/day during June, July and August, 1969. Waldo Lake, located in the Willamette National Forest near the summit of the Cascade Mountain Range, has been relatively inaccessible. Because of recent recreational development in the basin, including a paved highway leading to several lakeside campsites, use of the lake is expected to increase substantially. Consequently, biological productivity and water quality will be affected. The limnological data presented, especially productivity estimates, are intended to be used as reference points for future assessments of eutrophication in Waldo Lake as well as other high quality lakes in the Cascade Range.

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Time Period of Content: June - August 1969

Geographic Extent: Waldo Lake, Oregon

Status: Final

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