1 Streams & Rivers Lakes & Ponds Groundwater Monitoring m/s describe this measurement Upper layer in a lake Water below the surface of the ground N Need V and A to determine this My footprints made the lakes Measures head in the groundwater at a point Quick sampling method for habitat condition in a river Area on inside of bend in river. NTUs Storage of water underground PO4 I am the SI unit of discharge Lake status if nutrient poor This happens around the well when pumping A five day oxygen test for productivity Filamentous algae growing on the rocks A curved lake in a floodplain Top of saturated water in the ground Runs real time and continuous monitoring stations in CT rivers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is used for? I am a microscopic animal in a lake A well that flows above the ground surface Best way to sample sediment in a river Sediment moving along bottom of stream A lake made from a melting ice block Transport due to flow of water TSS ‘n’ in Manning’s equation Windblown setup in lake Rate of spread due to concentration gradient NH NO3 Cobble surrounded by 25% fine materials. I am used to sample algae. A rule established by an authority (e.g. 10 mg/L NO3) EPT index Aging of lake Controls the direction of groundwater flow LC50 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 700 700 700 700 800 800 800 800 900 900 900 900 1000 1000 1000 1000
2 m/s describes this measurementAnswer
3 What is Velocity
4 This is the upper layer of a lakeAnswer
5 What is the Epilimnion
6 The surface of water found belowgroundAnswer
7 What is the Water Table
8 The chemical element with the symbol NAnswer
9 What is Nitrogen
10 You need area and velocity to determine thisAnswer
11 What is Discharge
12 These temporary wetlands are important spring habitatAnswer
13 What are Vernal/Ephemeral Pools
14 This controls the direction of water flowAnswer
15 What is Head
16 A quick method for assessing river habitat conditionsAnswer
17 What is a Rapid Bioassessment
18 The yellow area below Answer
19 What is a Point Bar
20 NTUs are a unit of this Answer
21 What is Turbidity
22 In coastal areas, excessive ground water pumping may cause fresh ground water to mix with this, causing contamination Answer
23 What is salt water
24 PO4 Answer
25 What is Phosphate
26 The unit for discharge Answer
27 What is m3/s
28 Status of a nutrient-poor lakeAnswer
29 What is Oligotrophic
30 This happens around the well when pumpingAnswer
31 What is Drawdown/Cone of depression
32 BOD is an acronym for this test of lake productivityAnswer
33 What is Biological Oxygen Demand
34 Filamentous algae growing on rocksAnswer
35 What is Periphyton
36 A curved lake in a floodplainAnswer
37 What is an Oxbow
38 This is the study of the distribution and movement of ground water in the soil and rocks of the Earth’s crust Answer
39 What is hydrogeology
40 This federal agency operates monitoring stations in CT riversAnswer
41 What is the USGS
42 These numbers are used to describe thisAnswer
43 What is Stream Order
44 Microscopic lake animalsAnswer
45 What is Zooplankton
46 Groundwater makes up this % of the world’s fresh waterAnswer
47 What is 30%
48 The presence of this larvae indicates a healthy streamAnswer
49 What is Stonefly
50 Besides biological and chemical, this is the third characteristic of water qualityAnswer
51 What is Physical
52 A lake made from ice blocks left behind from glaciersAnswer
53 What is a Kettle
54 This type of aquifer has layers of impermeable material both above and below it.Answer
55 What is a confined aquifer
56 The water quality parameter TSS stands for thisAnswer
57 What are Total Suspended Solids
58 The Missouri river is the longest in the US, but this river has the most discharge at 18,000 m3/sAnswer
59 What is the Mississippi
60 This is the study of lakes and pondsAnswer
61 What is Limnology
62 The rate of spread due to a concentration gradientAnswer
63 What is Diffusion/Dispersion
64 The oxidation of ammonia to nitrateAnswer
65 What is Nitrification
66 This 1972 federal law regulates point source discharges to the nations watersAnswer
67 The Clean Water Act
68 This tool is used to sample algaeAnswer
69 What is a Plankton Net
70 The % of rainfall in the US that goes into groundwaterAnswer
71 What is 25%
72 This is the largest source of non-point pollution in the U.S.Answer
73 What is agriculture
74 EPT index stands for thisAnswer
75 What is Ephermeroptera, Plecoptera, Tricoptera
76 This process Answer
77 What is Eutrophication
78 This is used to measure groundwater headAnswer
79 What is a Piezometer
80 LC50 Answer
81 What is the Lethal Concentration for 50% of organisms