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Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature - University of Rhode Island

Water temperature can vary within a lake, tre-mendously influencing lake ecology. Thermal stratifi-cation, or temperature layering, generally occurs in lakes and ponds greater than 5 meters (16.4 feet) in depth. Stratification occurs because water at different tempera-tures has different densities. The typical annual cycle of

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