Phosphorus and the Kawartha Lakes - Lakefield Herald

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................... II
LIST OF TABLES...................................................................................................... V
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................VI
1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1
AREA DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................ 1
IMPORTANCE OF PHOSPHORUS...................................................................................... 1
THE PHOSPHORUS CYCLE.............................................................................................. 1
LAKE RECOVERY POTENTIAL........................................................................................ 2
PROBLEM FORMULATION (WHAT ABOUT THE KAWARTHA LAKES?).......................... 3
STUDY METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................. 3
2.0 WATERSHED LAND CLASSIFICATION AND DELINEATION.5
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 5
METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................. 5
RESULTS ......................................................................................................................... 5
TAKE HOME MESSAGE .................................................................................................. 8
3.0 PHOSPHORUS LOADING POTENTIAL ................................................ 9
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 9
METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................. 9
RESULTS ....................................................................................................................... 10
TAKE HOME MESSAGE ................................................................................................ 10
4.0 LAND CLASS AND LAKE MORPHOLOGY CORRELATIONS
WITH PHOSPHORUS ............................................................................................ 13
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 13
METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................ 13
RESULTS – WATERSHED ACCUMULATION.................................................................. 14
RESULTS - BUFFER ....................................................................................................... 14
RESULTS - LAKE MORPHOLOGY ................................................................................. 15
RESULTS - MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL............................................................... 16
CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 17
TAKE HOME MESSAGE ................................................................................................ 17
5.0 PAST AND PRESENT PHOSPHORUS LEVELS IN THE
KAWARTHA LAKES ............................................................................................. 18
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 18
METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................ 18
RESULTS ....................................................................................................................... 18
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