The Lake of Solitude
Geography
The Lake is a large body of standing water surrounded by land, distinct from oceans and lagoons, and larger than a pond.
Ecosystem
A open lake, which has flowing freshwater.
Ecosystem Cycles
The Lake ecosystem cycles nutrients through various processes, with the water, sediments, and organisms all playing a role in transferring elements like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. These cycles, known as biogeochemical cycles, are essential for supporting life in the Lake and are influenced by both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.
Localized Phenomena
Localized lake phenomena refer to specific, limited-area events or changes occurring within the Lake or its immediate surroundings. These phenomena are natural, like thermal stratification.
Climate
The Lake has a humid subtropical climate. This means that it experiences warm, humid summers and mild, wet winters. Spring and fall are characterized by pleasant weather with occasional thunderstorms.
Fauna & Flora
Flora: Common Waterweed, Coontail, Slender Naiad, Pondweeds, Bladderworts, Water-Celery, Water-Shield, Variegated Yellow Pond-Lilies, Sweet-Scented Waterlily, Pondweeds, Small Duckweed, Star Duckweed, Red Duckweed, Great Duckweed, Water Meal, Ticklegrasses, Blue-Joint, Narrow-Leaved Reedgrass, Sedges, Twig-Rush, Tufted Hair Grass, Lindheimer’s Panic Grass, Spike-Rushes, Rushes, Cut Grass, Common Reed, Beak-Rush, Hardstem Bulrush, Threesquare, Softstem Bulrush, Bulrushes, Anemone, Swamp Milkweed, Hedge Bindweed, Marsh Bellflower, Water Hemlock, Limestone Calamint, Marsh Cinquefoil, Common Boneset, Grass-Leaved Goldenrod, Joe-Pye-Weed, Small Bedstraw, Small Fringed Gentian, Swamp Mallow, Jewelweed, Wild Blue Flag, Marsh Pea, Kalm’s Lobelia, Common Water Horehound, Balsam Ragwort, Grass-of-Parnassus, Water Smartweed, Pickerel-Weed, Silverweed, Bird’s-Eye Primrose, Common Arrowhead, Common Skullcap, Bur-Reeds, Panicled Aster, Bog Arrow-Grasses, Horned Bladderwort, Blue Vervain, Marsh Fern, Common Horsetail, Water Horsetail, Tag Alder, Silky Dogwood, Red-Osier Dogwood, Shrubby Cinquefoil, Sweet Gale, Willows, Meadowsweet, Paper Birch, Green Ash, Balsam Poplar, Quaking Aspen
Fauna: Alligator, Bass, Beaver, Caddisfly, Catfish, Clams, Mussels, Coot, Crayfish, Crocodile, Dragonfly, Duck, Flamingo, Freshwater Eel, Freshwater Snail, Frog, Heron, Kingfisher, Lake Sturgeon, Lake Trout, Loon, Mayfly, Mink, Moorhen, Northern Pike, Otter, Salamanders, Newts, Swan, Turtle, Walleye, Water Boatman
Natural Resources
The Lake provides a wide array of natural resources, including freshwater for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use, as well as serving as a habitat for various fish and wildlife. It also offers recreational opportunities like fishing, boating, and tourism, and can be used for hydroelectric energy production.
Alternative Name(s)
The River of Loneliness, The lone Lake, The River of Isolation, The Zora Land
Type
Lake
Inhabiting Species
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