11 Oct There are concerns among industrialists who are benefiting from dams and dam constructions that there will be claims that high mercury levels in fish are related to the presence of dams i
There are concerns among industrialists who are benefiting from dams and dam constructions that there will be claims that high mercury levels in fish are related to the presence of dams in the reservoir’s drainage. Does the data support or refute this claim? Provide some justifications.
| Reservoir | Fish | Mercury | Elevation | Drainage Area | Surface Area | Max Depth | RF | FR | Dam | RT | RS |
| Abilene | 3 | 0.053 | 196 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 0.44 | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Abraham Lake | 4 | 0.35 | 345 | 15 | 360 | 80 | 0.51 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Academy | 5 | 0.54 | 487 | 1 | 175 | 10 | 0.57 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Acadia | 5 | 0.29 | 165 | 131 | 5543 | 100 | 0.51 | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Acadia Valley | 5 | 0.91 | 1273 | 65 | 700 | 106 | 0.62 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Acheson | 5 | 0.36 | 1150 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 0.56 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Acme | 5 | 0.19 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 0.60 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adair Creek | 4 | 0.21 | 54 | 57 | 4381 | 114 | 0.59 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Adams Creek | 2 | 0.28 | 298 | 226 | 14340 | 128 | 0.56 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bangs Lake | 5 | 0.23 | 270 | 2 | 20 | 13 | NA | NA | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bank Bay | 5 | 0.62 | 717 | 4 | 272 | 13 | 0.56 | 2.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bank Creek | 5 | 0.44 | 574 | 762 | 5581 | 136 | 0.50 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bankfoot Creek | 4 | 0.05 | 1390 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 0.66 | 19.4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bankhead | 5 | 0.68 | 312 | 2 | 153 | 14 | 0.57 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bankview | 5 | 0.6 | 362 | 14 | 239 | 15 | 0.06 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bannerman | 5 | 0.19 | 296 | 1 | 87 | 15 | 0.47 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Barnegat | 2 | 0.43 | 634 | 6 | 227 | 150 | 0.53 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnes Ridge | 3 | 0.57 | 416 | 22 | 1568 | 158 | 0.53 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnett Lake | 3 | 0.071 | 212 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 0.62 | 6.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barnwell | 3 | 0.14 | 1045 | 21 | 980 | 16 | 0.61 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fork Lake | 5 | 0.29 | 203 | 23 | 430 | 8 | 0.51 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fort Creek | 4 | 0.16 | 1373 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 0.61 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fox Creek | 6 | 1.8 | 1154 | 19 | 201 | 42 | 0.62 | 0.9 | NA | 1 | 1 |
| Gadois Lake | 5 | 0.25 | 1244 | 39 | 713 | 80 | 0.46 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gap Creek | 5 | 0.11 | 1189 | 4 | 388 | 85 | 0.56 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gardiner Creek | 5 | 0.22 | 519 | 6 | 1222 | 88 | NA | NA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Geikie Lake | 5 | 0.18 | 122 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0.51 | 58.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Geraldine Lakes | 5 | 0.57 | 910 | 2 | 45 | 9 | NA | NA | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerard Creek | 5 | 0.41 | 913 | 41 | 225 | 90 | 0.61 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gertrude Lake | 5 | 0.41 | 319 | 21 | 1574 | 92 | 0.50 | 0.5 | NA | 1 | 1 |
| Giants Mirror | 5 | 0.26 | 1486 | 1 | 91 | 96 | 0.76 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Halach | 4 | 0.43 | 882 | 15 | 630 | 17 | 0.61 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Halcreek | 5 | 0.9 | 683 | 10 | 93 | 18 | 0.59 | 18.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Halfway Creek | 5 | 0.28 | 101 | 0 | 49 | 18 | 0.51 | 0.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Halifax Coulee | 3 | 0.13 | 1633 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 0.71 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton Hill | 5 | 0.25 | 824 | 5 | 401 | 19 | 0.52 | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hamptons | 5 | 0.18 | 1095 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 0.46 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ice Water Creek | 5 | 0.58 | 247 | 5 | 102 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Junction Creek | 4 | 0.82 | 204 | 14 | 102 | 6 | 0.57 | 50.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jutland Brook | 5 | 0.45 | 419 | 6 | 605 | 60 | 0.58 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Kakina Lake | 5 | 0.26 | 922 | 298 | 2923 | 62 | 0.51 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kakut Creek | 5 | 0.34 | 929 | 13 | 390 | 62 | 0.61 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kamisak Lake | 3 | 0.37 | 17 | 21 | 392 | 63 | 0.58 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Katchemut Creek | 4 | 0.09 | 1209 | 5 | 280 | 68 | 0.76 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaufmann Creek | 3 | 0.77 | 311 | 6 | 564 | 74 | 0.61 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Keane Creek | 5 | 0.16 | 756 | 4 | 331 | 75 | 0.61 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Lake | 5 | 0.27 | 397 | 2 | 128 | 8 | 0.61 | 7.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Owl Lake | 5 | 0.71 | 221 | 14 | 282 | 19 | 0.49 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Owlseye Lake | 5 | 0.36 | 377 | 2 | 109 | 19 | 0.58 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oxbow Lake | 3 | 0.8 | 454 | 2 | 202 | 20 | 0.58 | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oxley Creek | 5 | 0.23 | 177 | NA | 44 | 20 | NA | NA | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pair Lakes | 3 | 0.1 | 1690 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.56 | 64.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pans Lake | 5 | 0.37 | 637 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 0.50 | 25.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Paradise Basin | 5 | 0.49 | 67 | 11 | 135 | 21 | 0.58 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Paradise Creek | 5 | 0.79 | 417 | 123 | 6944 | 22 | 0.57 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Parker Lake | 4 | 2.5 | 50 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 0.63 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Parlby Lake | 5 | 0.52 | 271 | 9 | 203 | 22 | 0.58 | 10.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Parsons Creek | 4 | 0.79 | 1235 | 182 | 2627 | 24 | 0.61 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Partridge Lake | 5 | 0.86 | 76 | 19 | 234 | 24 | 0.66 | 12.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pasque Creek | 5 | 0.31 | 446 | 7 | 576 | 25 | 0.56 | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pastecho Lake | 4 | 0.91 | 500 | 5 | 685 | 25 | 0.51 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Plante Creek | 5 | 0.47 | 778 | 23 | 638 | 25 | 0.56 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Plover Lake | 2 | 0.025 | 1494 | 1 | 47 | 26 | 0.69 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Poboktan Creek | 5 | 1.12 | 311 | 66 | 1539 | 26 | 0.56 | 4.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Poison Creek | 3 | 1.08 | 425 | 2 | 83 | 27 | 0.60 | 2.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Pony Creek | 5 | 0.41 | 328 | NA | 315 | 27 | 0.58 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Popular Point Lake | 4 | 0.94 | 263 | NA | 1823 | 27 | 0.47 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | NA |
| Stimson Creek | 5 | 0.38 | 141 | 17 | 712 | 27 | 0.46 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stirling Lake | 5 | 0.58 | 227 | 12 | 2035 | 28 | 0.51 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stones Canyon Creek | 5 | 0.73 | 524 | 1 | 126 | 28 | 0.61 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stony Woman Creek | 4 | 0.75 | 205 | 18 | 200 | 29 | 0.51 | 9.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stormy Creek | 3 | 0.66 | 350 | 1 | 24 | 30 | NA | NA | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stouffers Lake | 5 | 0.37 | 146 | 0 | 44 | 30 | 0.46 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stove Lake | 4 | 0.51 | 269 | 3 | 134 | 30 | 0.47 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Strawberry Lake | 5 | 0.18 | 499 | 1 | 36 | 30 | 0.61 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stronach Lake | 5 | 0.43 | 819 | 47 | 403 | 31 | 0.58 | 9.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sturgeon Lake | 5 | 0.96 | 109 | 3 | 182 | 31 | 0.51 | 8.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Swoda Creek | 5 | 0.49 | 639 | 17 | 197 | 32 | 0.58 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sylvester Creek | 5 | 0.44 | 474 | 2 | 161 | 32 | 0.55 | 0.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tail Creek | 1 | 0.67 | 1097 | 5 | 164 | 33 | 0.51 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Talbot Lake | 2 | 0.24 | 653 | 6 | 588 | 34 | 0.53 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tamarack Lake | 1 | 0.57 | 34 | 116 | 250 | 34 |