Auditing a flooded quarry prior to marina development |
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Authors: | Priscilla W Baillie |
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Institution: | (1) Marine and Freshwater Research Service, 276 State Street, 06437 Guilford, Connecticut, USA |
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Abstract: | Development of a marina in a flooded brownstone quarry will require construction of a canal to the Connecticut River through
an isthmus separating the two systems. An environmental audit over a 16-month period developed quantitative limnological data
required by regulatory agencies. The deep quarry basin, protected by high sandstone walls, became strongly stratified in summer.
Development of littoral vegetation in the quarry was prevented by the steep sides of the basin. Unusual characteristics of
the manmade quarry basin, compared to most natural lakes in Connecticut, included a mean depth of 14 m, an intense thermocline,
and negative heterograde oxygen profiles with metalimnetic minima. Alkalinity, conductivity, and nutrient levels differed
significantly between the quarry and the river. Mean chlorophyll a concentrations in the two systems were similar, but the
distribution of phytoplankton classes were quite different. The environmental audit, by comparing physical, chemical, and
biological characteristics of the quarry to those of the river, allowed prediction of changes in trophic status when the two
systems are joined. |
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Keywords: | Trophic status Quarry River Marina Environmental audit Eutrophication |
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