Lake Barco NEON - United States of America

Barco Lakesits iwthin a 0.81km2 watershed. A typical lentic water body without significant surface inflows or outflows. Instead, water may be largely derived from lateral groundwater seepage through the surrounding well-drained uplands and/or from artesian sources via connections with the underlying limestone aquifer. There is no discernible inflow or outflow to Barco Lake, although there is some evidence of water inflow from the northern edge of the lake with a flow pattern to the S and SE. Virtually all the water inflow to Barco Lake is groundwater, with up to 8 inches per year: the main flow of groundwater is NE to SW and groundwater flow is downward beneath most of Barco Lake. Fluctuation in the water table is generally between 1 to 1.5 m but can reach up to 3 to 4 m during storm event.