Friday Five: Lakes of New Zealand
Lake Taupo Rolling mountains surrounding Lake Taupo make the lake a tourist hot spot. Visitors also come for its abundant fish populations, as it supports hefty schools of brown trout,[…]
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Wisconsin’s Lake Kegonsa Gets Most Nutrients From Upstream Yahara Lakes
Wisconsin’s chain of Yahara lakes is beset by algae. It drains from the most-northern lake, Mendota (near Madison) to Lake Kegonsa to the southeast. In between are Lakes Monona, Wingra[…]
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Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake is World’s Largest Thermokarst Lake
Thermokarst lakes are formed in depressions left by melting permafrost and are commonly found in regions of the Arctic and mountainous areas. These lakes are recharged by the ongoing melt[…]
The Great Lakes’ Largest Research Vessel: Lake Guardian (Video)
Lots of vessels are used for research on the Great Lakes, but one stands out as the largest: the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian. The ship usually makes scientific missions from[…]
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