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ArticleLimnology and oceanography2022

Natural and anthropogenic controls on lake water-level decline and evaporation-to-inflow ratio in the conterminous United States.

C Emi Fergus, J Renée Brooks, Philip R Kaufmann, Amina I Pollard, Richard Mitchell, G John Geldhof, Ryan A Hill, Steven G Paulsen, Paul Ringold, Marc Weber

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Article in Limnology and oceanography, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

C Emi FergusOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR.ORCID 0000-0001-8722-9788
J Renée BrooksUS EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division.ORCID 0000-0002-5008-9774
Philip R KaufmannUS EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division.ORCID 0000-0003-2888-6061
Amina I PollardUS EPA, Office of Water, Washington D.C.ORCID 0000-0002-5010-0961
Richard MitchellUS EPA, Office of Water, Washington D.C.
G John GeldhofOregon State University, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Corvallis, OR.ORCID 0000-0001-5505-0572
Ryan A HillUS EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division.ORCID 0000-0001-9583-0426
Steven G PaulsenUS EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division.ORCID 0000-0002-3221-8739
Paul RingoldUS EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division.ORCID 0000-0003-4241-6613
Marc WeberUS EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division.ORCID 0000-0002-9742-4744
Environmental Protection Agency · USOregon State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lake water levels are integral to lake function, but hydrologic changes from land and water management may alter lake fluctuations beyond natural ranges. We constructed a conceptual model of multifaceted drivers of lake water-levels and evaporation-to-inflow ratio (Evap:Inflow). Using a structural equation modeling framework, we tested our model on 1) a national subset of lakes in the conterminous United States with minimal water management to describe natural drivers of lake hydrology and 2) five ecoregional subsets of lakes to explore regional variation in water management effects. Our model fit the national and ecoregional datasets and explained up to 47% of variation in Evap:Inflow, 38% of vertical water-level decline, and 79% of horizontal water-level decline (littoral exposure). For lakes with minimal water management, Evap:Inflow was related to lake depth (

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drawdownlake evaporationlake-level fluctuationregional analysisstructural equation modelswater management

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PMID36212524
PMCPMC9533913
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