Temperature plays an important role in aquatic ecosystems.
It is responsible for creating the different layers of stratification
in lakes: epilimnion, metalimnion, and hypolimnion. In the
hypolimnion, the temperature never drops below 4 degrees Celcius,
unless the lake is extremely shallow. Warmer water contains less
dissolved oxygen than colder water, so temperature determines the
dissolved oxygen content of aquatic systems.
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Depth (in meters) |
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June 6, 1998 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
19.3 (at 2 meters) |
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June 13, 1998 |
24.0 |
23.7 |
21.8 (at 2 meters) |
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June 20, 1998 |
26.3 |
26.3 |
25.5 |
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June 26, 1998 |
25.8 |
26.3 |
26.2 |
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July 2, 1998 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
24.2 |
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July 10, 1998 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
24.2 |
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July 21, 1998 |
28.6 |
28.5 |
28.4 |
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July 28, 1998 |
28.3 |
28.2 |
28.1 |
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August 8, 1998 |
26 |
25.2 |
N / A |
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August 25, 1998 |
24.3 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
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