Mahoney Lake
| Mahoney Lake | ||
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| Winter morning at the meromictic Mahoney Lake | ||
| Geographical location | Okanagan Valley , British Columbia , Canada | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 17 '24 " N , 119 ° 34' 55" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 472 m | |
| surface | 18 ha | |
| length | 895 m | |
| Middle deep | 18 m | |
The Mahoney Lake is a meromiktischer salt lake near the Okanagan Falls in British Columbia ( Canada ). It was created in 1972 as an ecological reservoir to preserve a southern inland salt lake with its unique limnological features. It has a unique layering in which the deepest areas are very salty and contain hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), which allows the growth of sulfur bacteria in the layers above, where the bacteria have sufficient light to grow. The upper layer of the lake consists of a mixture with fresh water. Mahoney Lake is alkaline ( pH between 7.5 and 9.0) because it has no inflow or outflow. The lake also contains very little oxygen. The lake surface is 18 hectares.
Web links
Commons : Category: Lake Mahoney - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Mahoney Lake ER130. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mahoney Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- ^ Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve .