Role hydrology, sewage effluent diversion and fish on mass balance of nutrients in a system of shallow lakes Mogan and Eymir, Turkey

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In this study, annual total phosphorus (TP) budget and dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) load were constructed for Lakes Mogan and Eymir for the period of eight years from 1997 to 2004 and the period of ten years covering from 1993 to 1995 and 1997 to 2004, respectively. Lake Mogan experienced seasonal and interannual water level fluctuations. Low water level experienced in 2001 led to decrease in the in-lake TP amount whereas 2-fold increase in the in-lake DIN amount was recorded. Also, high hydraulic residence time resulted in high TP and DIN amount in the lake. Increase in hydraulic residence time was due to management of the lake level. It seems that this practice deteriorates the water quality of Lake Mogan. In Lake Eymir, sewage effluent diversion undertaken in 1995 resulted in 2-fold and 11-fold decrease in TP and DIN amounts in the lake, respectively. High biomass of carp and tench were halved through selective removal during 1998-1999. A 2.5-fold and 1.5 fold decrease in the in-lake TP and DIN amounts, respectively, were recorded after the biomanipulation. In low water level years, the in-lake TP increased and the in-lake DIN amounts were high despite the fact that TP and DIN loads via inflows were significantly low. Therefore, the results showed that the in-lake phosphorus and nitrogen amount were controlled by internal processes rather than external loading in the years with low water levels which coincided with the high hydraulic residence times.

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B. Karapınar, “Role hydrology, sewage effluent diversion and fish on mass balance of nutrients in a system of shallow lakes Mogan and Eymir, Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.