Table 1.
Lake name, ID, mean major chemistry and lake-watershed characteristics, and location of the 44 study lakes in Adirondacks, the lake IDs correspond to lakes shown in Fig. 1
| Basin | Lake | ID | pH | DOC | ANC | Chl-a | Elev | Area | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg C L−1 | μeq L−1 | μg L−1 | m | ha | ||||||
| Oswegatchie/Black | South Lake | 1 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 563 | 191.5 | 43.50583 | −74.8728 |
| North Lake | 2 | 5.26 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 544 | 263.2 | 43.52033 | −74.9422 | |
| Squaw Lake | 3 | 5.95 | 3.6 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 619 | 22.5 | 43.635 | −74.7367 | |
| Nicks Lake | 4 | 7 | 4.3 | 141.6 | 3.3 | 538 | 55.0 | 43.6695 | −74.9908 | |
| Limekiln Lake | 5 | 6.39 | 2.3 | 38.7 | 0.8 | 511 | 2840.3 | 43.708 | −74.8078 | |
| Seventh Lake | 6 | 7.08 | 4.2 | 188.6 | 0.9 | 563 | 94.0 | 43.742 | −74.759 | |
| Little Safford Lake | 7 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 519 | 18.6 | 43.75667 | −74.9533 | |
| Moss Lake | 8 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 86.0 | 1.9 | 533 | 199.8 | 43.77533 | −74.8518 | |
| Big Moose Lake | 9 | 5.29 | 2.5 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 443 | 0.2 | 43.81733 | −74.8532 | |
| Beaver Lake | 10 | 6.17 | 4.3 | 40.1 | 0.7 | 435 | 261.9 | 43.87617 | −75.157 | |
| Moshier Reservoir | 11 | 6.02 | 4.2 | 21.8 | 0.9 | 531 | 129.6 | 43.88517 | −75.1053 | |
| Newton Falls | 12 | 6.83 | 5.3 | 116.2 | 15.7 | 536 | 556.4 | 44.2085 | −74.9853 | |
| Chaumont Pond | 13 | 6.78 | 4.5 | 119.0 | 2.2 | 469 | 432.2 | 44.205 | −74.942 | |
| Cranberry Lake | 14 | 6.57 | 4.2 | 64.4 | 2.3 | 470 | 154.0 | 44.21917 | −74.8422 | |
| St. Lawrence | South Pond | 15 | 5.99 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 568 | 215.9 | 43.92383 | −74.4528 |
| Round Lake | 16 | 6.74 | 6.7 | 85.6 | 3.1 | 556 | 135.3 | 44.085 | −74.575 | |
| Lows Lake | 17 | 6.55 | 4.5 | 67.2 | 6.6 | 524 | 1344.9 | 44.086 | −74.7415 | |
| Hitchins Pond | 18 | 6.46 | 4.5 | 79.1 | 2.3 | 500 | 164.7 | 44.10817 | −74.6542 | |
| Horseshoe Lake | 19 | 6.56 | 4.6 | 261.9 | 3.1 | 503 | 152.6 | 44.125 | −74.6243 | |
| Piercefield Flow | 20 | 6.77 | 6.2 | 87.1 | 0.9 | 544 | 48.6 | 44.23333 | −74.5597 | |
| Massawepie Lake | 21 | 7.19 | 3.7 | 235.7 | 2.2 | 526 | 179.0 | 44.25 | −74.6575 | |
| Spitfire Lake | 22 | 7.21 | 2.8 | 176.1 | 2.3 | 576 | 36.4 | 44.4205 | −74.2545 | |
| Clear Pond | 23 | 5.67 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 469 | 159.3 | 44.584 | −74.2837 | |
| Lake Champlain | Kushaqua Lake | 24 | 7.39 | 5.8 | 331.5 | 7.2 | 509 | 66.5 | 44.52317 | −74.1022 |
| Taylor Pond | 25 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 162.7 | 1.7 | 641 | 29.5 | 44.48933 | −73.8202 | |
| Little Clear Pond | 26 | 7.26 | 1.6 | 250.1 | 2.5 | 512 | 51.0 | 44.35317 | −74.2848 | |
| Long Pond | 27 | 7.82 | 3.7 | 105.7 | 4.7 | 523 | 1063.5 | 44.34167 | −74.4005 | |
| East Pine Pond | 28 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 163.6 | 5.6 | 487 | 692.4 | 44.33717 | −74.4073 | |
| Dry Channel Pond | 29 | 5.74 | 3.7 | 20.4 | 2 | 476 | 27.3 | 44.34233 | −74.442 | |
| Middle Saranac Lake | 30 | 6.96 | 3.9 | 159.0 | 1.6 | 531 | 40.6 | 44.25883 | −74.2397 | |
| Upper Hudson | Henderson Lake | 31 | 6.26 | 2.7 | 30.8 | 1 | 496 | 0.7 | 44.0885 | −74.0555 |
| Wolf Pond | 32 | 6.93 | 3.0 | 85.9 | 0.3 | 645 | 54.7 | 44.024 | −74.2192 | |
| Arbutus Lake | 33 | 6.72 | 4.1 | 72.5 | 1 | 434 | 44.5 | 43.97633 | −74.2348 | |
| Woodruff Lake | 34 | 7.52 | 6.6 | 283.2 | 12.4 | 653 | 431.7 | 43.95917 | −74.1432 | |
| Lake Durant | 35 | 6.71 | 6.8 | 102.9 | 1.8 | 484 | 104.9 | 43.83733 | −74.3843 | |
| Lake Abanankee | 36 | 6.75 | 3.1 | 106.6 | 2 | 429 | 41.4 | 43.79183 | −74.2245 | |
| Cedar River Flow | 37 | 6.87 | 3.9 | 110.2 | 3.4 | 461 | 358.5 | 43.7225 | −74.47 | |
| Mason Lake | 38 | 6.94 | 3.3 | 172.2 | 2.4 | 525 | 191.0 | 43.58867 | −74.4233 | |
| Garnet Lake | 39 | 7.09 | 3.8 | 203.9 | 4.4 | 494 | 115.2 | 43.53617 | −74.008 | |
| Piseco Lake-Big Bay | 40 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 101.1 | 1.5 | 547 | 199.1 | 43.37533 | −74.5405 | |
| Private Lake #1 | 41 | 6.18 | 6.0 | 55.6 | 3.7 | 555 | 1.2 | 43.372 | −74.6187 | |
| Mohawk | G Lake | 42 | 6.18 | 2.1 | 23.8 | 1 | 491 | 188.2 | 43.4175 | −74.635 |
| Ferris Lake | 43 | 5.94 | 4.3 | 32.0 | 1.6 | 488 | 20.0 | 43.30017 | −74.6335 | |
| Canada Lake | 44 | 6.57 | 2.4 | 58.7 | 0.9 | 450 | 3.7 | 43.15817 | −74.5378 |