Table 2

Chemical and physical properties for Manito, Redberry, Freefight, Little Manitou East, Little Manito West, and Big Quill Lakes.

Lake
Depth (m)
Temperature (°C)
Specific Conductivity (mS cm-1 at 25°C)
DO (mg L-1)
pH

Manito
0
15.78
38.23
7.83
9.53

0.5
15.77
38.31
7.8
9.53

1
15.75
38.31
7.69
9.53

1.5
15.69
38.31
7.59
9.53

2
15.67
38.31
7.53
9.54

2.5
15.4
38.31
7.54
9.53

3
15.67
38.31
7.53
9.53

3.5
15.1
38.31
7.43
9.53

4
14.92
38.32
7.3
9.53

4.5
14.48
38.37
7.09
9.52

5
14.27
38.41
6.48
9.52

5.5
13.97
38.53
6.31
9.5

6
6.12
41.5
1.38
9.43

Redberry
0
15.19
17.68
9.77
8.82

1
15.18
17.68
9.71
8.83

2
15.17
17.68
9.74
8.83

3
15.15
17.68
9.5
8.82

4
15.08
17.69
9.8
8.83

5
14.81
17.69
9.66
8.83

5.5
14.44
17.69
9.78
8.83

6
14.15
17.69
9.76
8.82

6.5
14.04
17.76
9.86
8.8

7
7.18
19.66
14.73
8.73

7.5
4.13
20.11
15.07
8.78

8
3.17
20.31
14.4
8.74

9
2.46
20.43
13.75
8.72

9.5
2.06
20.5
12.95
8.71

10
2.02
20.51
12.93
8.7

Little Manitou West
0
16.16
53.25
7.83
8.65

1.5
16.05
53.25
7.36
8.65

2.5
15.87
53.3
7.06
8.64

3
15.42
53.53
6.3
8.62

3.5
14.51
54.04
5.5
8.6

4
13.23
63.12
0.31
8.43

4.3
12.16
64.32
0.5
8.42

Little Manitou East
0
17.49
26.3
8.95
8.76

0.5
17.58
26.7
8.91
8.76

1
18.39
51.04
12.98
8.7

1.5
18.55
53.25
10.18
8.65

2
17.41
59.1
20.62
8.54

Freefight
0
18.55
37.36
6.43
8.87

1
17.37
36.67
5.46
8.93

2
22.66
56.49
3.18
8.77

3
19.62
57.71
12.24
8.79

4
14.95
58.68
15.56
8.7

5
13.87
60.87
6.85
8.58

6
11.44
67.48
1
8.25

7
9.86
71.55
1.07
8.06

8
10.23
72.76
0.99
7.99

9
10.47
74.96
0.95
7.89

10
10.24
77.44
0.95
7.81

10.5
9.9
78.77
1.07
7.77

Big Quill
0
16.03
20.27
6.25
8.71

1
16.03
20.28
6.25
8.71

2
15.89
20.29
6.02
8.70

3.3
15.62
20.44
5.39
8.70

Bowman and Sachs Saline Systems 2008 4:3   doi:10.1186/1746-1448-4-3