Table 4.
Comparison of area‐normalized lake drainage rates for several study regions between 1950 and 2017
| Study | Study region | Time period | Lake drainages (n) | Normalized study area (area/10,000 km2) | Area‐normalized lake drainage ratea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tuktoyaktuk coastlands, Canada | 1950–1986 | 65 | 0.50 | 2.31 |
| 18 | Western Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska | 1975–2000 | 50 | 3.45 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Tuktoyaktuk coastlands, Canada | 1950–1973 | 26 | 1.00 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Tuktoyaktuk coastlands, Canada | 1973–1985 | 10 | 1.00 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Tuktoyaktuk coastlands, Canada | 1985–2006 | 7 | 1.00 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Northern Seward peninsula, Alaska | 1950–2007 | 30 | 0.07 | 7.52 |
| 29 | Western Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska | 1955–2014 | 9 | 0.18 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Old Crow Flats, Canada | 1951–1972 | 4 | 0.56 | 0.36 |
| 20 | Old crow flats, Canada | 1972–2010 | 34 | 0.56 | 2.02 |
| This study | Western Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska | 1955 to ca. 1975 | 39 | 3.00 | 0.65 |
| This study | Western Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska | ca. 1975 to ca. 2000 | 39 | 3.00 | 0.52 |
| This study | Western Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska | ca. 2000 to 2017 | 20 | 3.00 | 0.39 |
a
Area‐normalized lake drainage rate refers to the number of lake drainages per year divided by the normalized study area