Table 1.
Summary statistics of descriptor variables for the 102 lakes included in the analysis.
| Lake variable | Median value | Minimum value | 25th percentile | 75th percentile | Maximum value | n lakes with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latitude (°) | 47.9 | − 38.8 | 45.2 | 58.8 | 68.9 | 102 |
| Longitude (°) | 6.8 | − 159.0 | − 80.4 | 18.3 | 176.0 | 102 |
| Elevation (m asl) | 229.0 | − 210.0 | 79.2 | 371.0 | 1,882.0 | 102 |
| Surface area (km2) | 6.5 | 0.005 | 0.49 | 79.1 | 32,500.0 | 102 |
| Maximum depth (m) | 29.0 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 65.8 | 1,642.0 | 102 |
| Secchi depth (m) | 4.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 31.0 | 88 |
| Chlorophyll-a (µg L−1) | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 60.0 | 86 |
| DOC (mg L−1) | 4.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 56 |
Data from each individual lake are a single average for each variable, and do not include any temporal component. Values for each lake can be found in Supplementary Table S1 online.