What can lake buoys tell us about a once in 250 year rainfall event – case study from Lough Feeagh Elvira de Eyto, Mary Dillane, Liz Ryder, Karin Sparber,
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What can lake buoys tell us about a once in 250 year rainfall event – case study
from Lough Feeagh Elvira de Eyto, Mary Dillane, Liz
Ryder, Karin Sparber, Eleanor Jennings and Russell Poole
Gleon Wisconsin October 2009
Rainfall on 2nd July 2009
Lodge Gaulaun Buckagh Rough 2 Millrace Rough 3 BlackMaumeratt
aNamaroo
n
2nd July Total
64.8 46.8 60.8 56.4 52.9 42 42 30.840
2 hours 52.4 35.2 50.4 47.6 41.8 34.4 32 24.6 33.2
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lodge
gaulaun
rr2
buc
fur
rr3
blk
maum
nam
250 year return time for 2 hourly rainfall of > 44.7 mm
01/0
1/20
0908
/01/
2009
15/0
1/20
0922
/01/
2009
29/0
1/20
0905
/02/
2009
12/0
2/20
0919
/02/
2009
26/0
2/20
0905
/03/
2009
12/0
3/20
0919
/03/
2009
30/0
3/20
0906
/04/
2009
13/0
4/20
0920
/04/
2009
27/0
4/20
0904
/05/
2009
11/0
5/20
0918
/05/
2009
25/0
5/20
09
01/0
6/20
0908
/06/
2009
15/0
6/20
0922
/06/
2009
29/0
6/20
0906
/07/
2009
13/0
7/20
0920
/07/
2009
27/0
7/20
0903
/08/
2009
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7
Water Level (m)
Black river
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25
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Water Level (m)
Rough river
(daily maximum water levels)
Rough River 3-7-2009
Feeagh Harbour
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Feb
-200
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Mar
-200
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Apr
-200
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May
-200
9
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2009
Jul-
2009
Jul-
2009
Aug
-200
9
Dai
ly a
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mV
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ly r
ain
fall
(mm
)
Daily Rainfall Nephelometer readings
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/06/
2006
11/0
7/20
0607
/08/
2006
03/0
9/20
0630
/09/
2006
27/1
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0623
/11/
2006
20/1
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/01/
2007
12/0
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0711
/03/
2007
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0704
/05/
2007
31/0
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0727
/06/
2007
24/0
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2007
16/0
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2007
09/1
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0706
/12/
2007
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1/20
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/01/
2008
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0823
/03/
2008
19/0
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0816
/05/
2008
12/0
6/20
0809
/07/
2008
05/0
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0801
/09/
2008
28/0
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0825
/10/
2008
21/1
1/20
0818
/12/
2008
14/0
1/20
0910
/02/
2009
09/0
3/20
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/04/
2009
02/0
5/20
0929
/05/
2009
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/07/
2009
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/09/
2009
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Nephelometer for 2004 – 2009 for context
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pril 2
007
6 Ju
ne 2
007
8 Au
gust
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epte
mbe
r 200
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24 O
ctob
er 2
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16 N
ovem
ber 2
007
14 D
ecem
ber 2
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8 Fe
brua
ry 2
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arch
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31 M
arch
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pril 2
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23 M
ay 2
008
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une
2008
7 Au
gust
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epte
mbe
r 200
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ctob
er 2
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3 D
ecem
ber 2
008
26 J
anua
ry 2
009
2 M
arch
200
9
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pril 2
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22 M
ay 2
009
22 J
une
2009
4 Au
gust
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7 Se
ptem
ber 2
009
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Chlorophyll a µg l-1
flood
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ry 2
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42
5 M
arc
h 2
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42
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pri
l 20
04
6 J
uly
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15
Se
pte
mb
er
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31
Ja
nu
ary
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11
Ap
ril 2
00
52
3 J
un
e 2
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51
5 S
ep
tem
be
r 2
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51
7 F
eb
rua
ry 2
00
62
8 M
arc
h 2
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62
5 M
ay
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11
Au
gu
st
20
06
6 D
ec
em
be
r 2
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61
7 A
pri
l 20
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14
Ju
ne
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07
8 A
ug
us
t 2
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6 S
ep
tem
be
r 2
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73
1 O
cto
be
r 2
00
72
8 N
ov
em
be
r 2
00
71
Fe
bru
ary
20
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Ma
rch
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08
3 A
pri
l 20
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13
Ma
y 2
00
82
3 J
un
e 2
00
87
Au
gu
st
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27
Au
gu
st
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26
Se
pte
mb
er
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Oc
tob
er
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3 D
ec
em
be
r 2
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81
5 J
an
ua
ry 2
00
91
9 F
eb
rua
ry 2
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Ma
rch
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09
1 A
pri
l 20
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29
Ap
ril 2
00
92
2 M
ay
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11
Ju
ne
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24
Ju
ne
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09
4 A
ug
us
t 2
00
91
Oc
tob
er
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09
0
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2.5
3
Secchi Depth meters
But what about the microbial loop?? Not sure yet
• Longevity of sediment readings – how long to get back to baseline?
• Effects on the microbial loop
• Effects on stratification/thermocline (at the moment looks like nothing really changed
• Effects on metabolism
• Effect on Lough Furnace
• Write it up maybe after a full annual cycle
• Any ideas about what we might look for / additional analysis
Thanks to Gleon and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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