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clmills979

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on: Jul 21, 2018
What are the differences between embankment ponds and excavated ponds?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Describe the three zones of a lake. What are their characteristics?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Embankment ponds have the water impounded behind an earth dam built across a water course. Excavated ponds
are made by digging a pit below the surrounding ground level.



Answer to Question 2

Littoral zonethe shallow zone that contains rooted vegetation.
 Limnetic zonegoes from where the rooted vegetation no longer occurs to where light stops penetrating.
 Profundal zonethe bottom zone of the lake, essentially no light penetrates



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