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The Maarsseveen Lakes system, located near the City of Utrecht, The Netherlands, consists of two major bodies of water, a larger lake (Maarsseveen I) and a smaller lake (Maarsseveen II), interconnected by a maze of channels known as a ‘petgaten’ area. The hydrodynamics of the lake region coupled with this ‘petgaten’ area are responsible for the maintenance of the relatively oligomesotrophic character of Lake Maarsseveen I, as compared with the more eutrophic lake maarsseveen II. Both lakes are plagued by problems of summer anoxia, although this phenomenon is far more pronounced in the more eutrophic small lake. Atmospheric deposition is responsible for contributions of significant quantities of trace metals to both lakes, and the River Vecht acts as an additional source for Lake Maarsseveen II.
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Swain, W.R., Lingeman, R. & Heinis, F. A characterization and description of the Maarsseveen Lake system. Hydrobiological Bulletin 21, 5–16 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02255450
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