Data Summary: Lake Champlain
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| Lake Name |
Lake Champlain |
Photo : E. B. Henson |
| Site Name |
NAM-38 |
| State |
Vermont and New York, U.S.A.; and Quebec, Canada |
| Country |
Canada and U.S.A. |
| Latitude |
43:4N |
| Longitude |
73:2W |
| Altitude [m] |
29.38 |
| Surface area [m2] |
1,130,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
25,802,074,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
123 |
Water level control |
- |
| Normal range of annual water level fluctuation[m] |
1.7 |
Length of shoreline [m] |
944,700 |
| Residence time [yr] |
2.6 |
Catchment area [m2] |
19,881,000,000 |
| Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
- |
Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
| Freezing period |
Dec-Apr |
Mixing type |
Dimictic |
| Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
0 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
634.6 |
| Population |
466,101 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
- |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.679108796 |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
76.6 |
Agricultural land [%] |
18.8 |
Others [%] |
4.6 |
| Siltation |
Not serious |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
None |
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