Environmental Studies Program
Date of this Version
Fall 12-2010
Abstract
Lakes in the urban environment are often challenged with issues of water quality. Holmes Lake, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, has experienced such problems. In an effort to improve water quality in Holmes Lake, the city installed several control devices. One of the devices installed were sediment bays. This study evaluated the effectiveness of those sediment bays by measuring turbidity and suspended sediment after rain events at different locations in and out of the bays. The study found that the bays helped to reduce sediment in some cases, but in other cases no reduction was shown.
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Environmental Sciences Commons, Geomorphology Commons, Hydrology Commons, Other Earth Sciences Commons, Soil Science Commons
Comments
AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Environmental Studies Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Major: Environmental Studies, With the Emphasis of: Natural Resources; Lincoln, Nebraska: December, 2010
Copyright 2010 Alex Fischer