Physico-Chemical and Statistical Analysis of Upper Lake Water in Bhopal Region of Madhya Pradesh, India
International Journal of Lakes and Rivers. ISSN 0973-4570 Volume 13, Number 1 (2020), pp. 1-16 © Research India Publications http://www.ripublication.com Physico-Chemical and Statistical Analysis of Upper Lake Water in Bhopal Region of Madhya Pradesh, India Mohammad Faisal Khan College of Science & Theoretical Studies Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, KSA. ABSTRACT Lake Water samples were collected from fifteen (15) locations during pre and post monsoon season. The physico-chemical parameters such as Total Alkalinity, Carbonate Alkalinity, Bi-Carbonate Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Ca Hardness, Mg Hardness, Ca Content, Mg Content, Chloride, Phosphate, Total Phosphoras, Organic Phosphoras, Nitrate, Biological Oxigen Demand and Chemical Oxigen Demand were analyzed to know the present status of the lakewater quality. After statistical analysis it was cleared that the positive co-relationship occurred between the attributes and attributes are independent to each other and these varied according to locations. Key words: upper lake, physico-chemical parameters, India. 2010 MSC NO: 62J10, 62H86, 62P12. INTRODUCTION: Upper lake is an east westerly elongated typical tropical lake, was built by king Bhoj of Dhar (1,000-1,055) by constructing a massive earthen structures across Kolans River. The lake has catchment area of 361 km2 with a water submergence length of 12 km and maximum width of 1.75 km at Full Tank Level. Available records reveal that the lake area was approximately 2 km2 in the beginning. In 1963 the water spread area of the lake increased form 13.8 km2 to maximum of 36.1 km2 by constructing 11 radial gates at Bhadbhada waste weir.
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