WATER QUALITY OF ROGERS LAKE, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Construction of an interstate highway is planned near Rogers Lake in Dakota County, Minn. Samples of water and bed material were collected at six sites during March 1976 to April 1978 to determine selected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics before construction. Samples were collected at least twice during each season of the year. Data derived from these samples will provide baseline information to aid in assessing the impact of highway construction on the water quality of the lake. Rogers Lake is separated into an upper and lower lake by a culvert; both were eutrophic and dominated by blue-green algae year around. Analyses of water from Rogers Lake suggest that sodium and chloride concentrations were higher than in ground water or in water in some surrounding lakes. Sodium ranged from 7.2 to 55 milligrams per liter, and chloride ranged from 15 to 30 milligrams per liter.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Minnesota Dept. of Transportation, St. Paul.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Geological Survey

  F Street Between 18th and 19th Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20244
• Authors:
  • Have, M R
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algae; Bacteria; Carbon; Chemical properties; Chloride content; Chlorides; Construction; Culverts; Dissolved gases; Environmental impacts; Highway planning; Highways; Interstate highways; Lakes; Limnology; Metals; Nitrogen; Oxygen; Phosphorus; Road construction; Silicon dioxide; Sodium; Trace elements; Water pollution; Water quality
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Old TRIS Terms: Enterobacteriaceae; Rogers lake
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314247
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: USGS/WRD/WRI-80/018, USGS/WRI-80-5
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2002 12:00AM