Holomictic lake

Holomictic lakes are lakes that have a uniform temperature and density from top to bottom at a specific time during the year, which allows the lake waters to completely mix.

Lake zones
   Littoral zone
   Limnetic zone
   Profundal zone
   Benthic zone
Lake stratification
   Epilimnion
   Metalimnion
   Hypolimnion
   Destratification
Lake types
   Holomictic lake
   Monomictic lake
   Dimictic lake
   Polymictic lake
   Meromictic lake
   Amictic lake
See also

Details

Holomictic lakes are non-meromictic lakes.[1]

Most lakes are holomictic; meromictic lakes are rare, although they may be less rare than commonly thought.[2]

A holomictic lake where rain water is the source of mixing and temperature change throughout the year

There are four types of holomictic lakes:

[3]

Holomictic type Prashar Lake
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See also

References
  1. Lewis, William M., Jr. (1983). "A revised classification of lakes based on mixing" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 40 (10): 1779–1787. doi:10.1139/f83-207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06.
  2. Hakala, A (2004). "Meromixis as a part of lake evolution; observations and a revised classification of true meromictic lakes in Finland" (PDF). Boreal Environment Research. 9 (1): 37.
  3. Kevern, Niles R.; King, Darrell L.; Ring, Robert (1996). "Lake Classification Systems - Part 1". The Michigan Riparian.


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