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Use of water isotopes and chemistry to infer the type and degree of exchange between groundwater and lakes in an esker complex of northeastern Ontario, Canada
Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Kingston,
K7L3N6, Canada
Scott F. Lamoureux
Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Kingston,
K7L3N6, Canada
Brian F. Cumming
Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L3J9, Canada
School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L3J9,
Canada
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The investigation of groundwater–lake-water interactions in highly permeable boreal terrain using several indicators showed that lowland lakes are embedded into the groundwater system and are thus relatively resilient to short-term hydroclimatic change, while upland lakes rely more on precipitation as their main water input, making them more sensitive to evaporative drawdown. This suggests that landscape position controls the vulnerability of lake-water levels to hydroclimatic change.
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