J-m-Davis
Whalon Lake
This picture is of Whalon Lake in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Right now the lake is probably going through temperature changes and mixing of the water. Because the lake is large, in the summer it has three different vertical temperature gradients, the Epilimnion, Metalimnion, and the Hypolimnion, which are separate layers in the water based off of temperature. Just from looking at the surface of the water I don't see any suspending solids or algae so there must be a lower water temp and thermocline but a higher percentage of dissolved oxygen compared to if it did have suspended solids. This leads to a healthier lake, because the primary producers at the bottom of the lake are able to get more sunlight. #BenU #Ecology #BIOL180 #Fall2018 #image4
Whalon Lake
This picture is of Whalon Lake in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Right now the lake is probably going through temperature changes and mixing of the water. Because the lake is large, in the summer it has three different vertical temperature gradients, the Epilimnion, Metalimnion, and the Hypolimnion, which are separate layers in the water based off of temperature. Just from looking at the surface of the water I don't see any suspending solids or algae so there must be a lower water temp and thermocline but a higher percentage of dissolved oxygen compared to if it did have suspended solids. This leads to a healthier lake, because the primary producers at the bottom of the lake are able to get more sunlight. #BenU #Ecology #BIOL180 #Fall2018 #image4