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Case Study: Esthwaite <strong>Water</strong>, Cumbria, UK<br />

Latitude 54º18’N<br />

Longitude 2º54’E<br />

Altitude 9 m<br />

Area 1 km 2<br />

Mean depth 7.5 m<br />

Maximum depth 15 m<br />

TP 44 μg L -1<br />

Retention time 90 days<br />

Ice cover usually missing<br />

Stratification end Maymid-Oct.<br />

Figure VI.A.4. General view, location <strong>and</strong> general characteristics of Esthwaite<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

► Eutrophic lake in which increased flushing rate in wet <strong>and</strong> mild winters<br />

tends to wash out slower growing phytoplankton that, in turn, causes changes<br />

in <strong>the</strong> food chain.<br />

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