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Hydrology Of The Tamarack Bog, Bath Nature Preserve, Bath Township, Ohio

Mezentseva, Karyna
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438166845

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2015, Master of Science, University of Akron, Geology-Environmental Geology.
In Ohio, almost 90% of all wetlands have been converted to agricultural land during the last 200 years. Steps are being taken now to restore these important ecosystems. The current study examined the hydrology and geochemistry of a small wetland in order to guide restoration. The wetland is located in the Bath Nature Preserve, Bath, Ohio. The original size was 13.8 acres. However, in the last 50 years it declined to 4.36 acres due to construction of 2 ditches through the south and east sections. Various field work was done in order to characterize the geology, hydrology and hydrochemistry. Sixteen borings were made and ten wells were installed in order to determine site stratigraphy and provide points for chemical water sampling as well as water level monitoring. Three cross-sections of the Bog area were constructed based on sediment core descriptions. Water sampling was conducted in June and November 2014 to provide the data about quality and composition of the Bog water. Bi-weekly water levels measurements were set up to trace the seasonal fluctuations in both perimeter and Bog wells. Visual observations helped to establish the main water source for the Bog (tributary 4) as well as identify other 4 surface water tributaries. The geology is the Bog area is mostly damp clay. Water permeable sand and sandy clay layers are found at the western and south-western part of the Bog Groundwater level monitoring via installed wells revealed that the average hydraulic heads in wells 1A (999.89 ft) and 6 (1001.96 ft) were above the Bog water level (995.1 ft). Water levels in well 2A were above the Bog level only during spring, with the average water elevation 995.73 ft. Water level measurements show a gentle gradient towards the Bog, but observations of surface flow suggest that the bulk of inflow is from tributary 4 (which itself is spring-fed). Calculated vertical hydraulic gradients for pair wells 5B/5C (-0.148), 7/7A (-0.006) and 8/8A (-0.021) suggest downward water movement within the Bog. Water chemistry results of the wetland showed circumneutral pH and elevated concentrations of major ions such as Ca, SO4, and alkalinity. Based on the collected and analyzed data this wetland seems to fit the definition of a fen, and restoration should be so designed.
Ira Sasowsky , Dr. (Advisor)
David Steer, Dr. (Committee Member)
John Senko, Dr. (Committee Member)
262 p.
Environmental Geology; Environmental Science; Hydrology
Wetland; hydrology; restoration; fen chemistry; the Tamarack Bog

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  • Mezentseva, K. (2015). Hydrology Of The Tamarack Bog, Bath Nature Preserve, Bath Township, Ohio [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438166845

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mezentseva, Karyna. Hydrology Of The Tamarack Bog, Bath Nature Preserve, Bath Township, Ohio. 2015. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438166845.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mezentseva, Karyna. "Hydrology Of The Tamarack Bog, Bath Nature Preserve, Bath Township, Ohio." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1438166845

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