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This map (see the inside back cover of this issue) illustrates the regional patterns of mean annual alkalinity of surface water in the northern portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, USA. It provides a qualitative graphic overview of the relative potential sensitivity of surface waters to acidic input in the upper midwest portions of the United States. The map is based on data from approximately 14,000 lakes and streams and the apparent spatial associations between these data and macroscale watershed characteristics that are thought to affect alkalinity.
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Omernik, J.M., Griffith, G.E. Total alkalinity of surface waters: a map of the upper midwest region of the United States. Environmental Management 10, 829–839 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867735
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