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Artificial ditching of catchments and brownification-connected water quality parameters of lakes

Journal

WATER RESEARCH
Volume 205, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117674

Keywords

Lake catchments; Ditching; Water color; Dissolved organic carbon; Iron

Funding

  1. R. Erik and Bror Serlachius Foundation
  2. Maa-ja vesitekniikan tukiry [41577]

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The study found a close connection between lake water quality and the density of artificial ditching in lake catchments, where water color, DOC, and iron concentrations increased with increasing ditch density. Ditching had a stronger effect on lake water color compared to DOC, mainly due to its positive effect on the Fe concentration. Hence, the long-lasting effects of ditching should be taken into consideration when studying the factors governing lake brownification.
We studied the connections between lake water quality and the density of artificial ditching in lake catchments. Water color and the concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and iron (Fe) in lake water increased with increasing ditch density. Additionally, the water color:DOC ratio increased along a ditch density gradient because ditching had a stronger effect on color than on DOC. This was mainly due to the positive effect of ditching on the Fe concentration in lakes. Color:DOC ratio was strongly dependent on Fe up to Fe concentrations of 1-1.5 mg L-1. Thus, the water color of lakes with Fe concentrations < 1 mg L-1 will respond especially strongly to the effects of catchment ditching. The effects of ditching were strongest in catchments with high peatland coverage due to their high ditch density and high storage of organic carbon and Fe. The long-lasting effects of ditching should be taken into account when studying the factors governing lake brownification.

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