mahoney mayhem Traditional Cache
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Mahoney Lake is unique in British Columbia and rare in the world. It is classified as a meromictic lake, meaning a lake with only partial circulation. The lake has a thin but highly concentrated layer of purple sulphur bacteria, called a sulphur bacterial plate, at a depth of about seven meters. As the lake has only partial circulation, the layer remains intact year after year. The water is also very saline, and will leave white salt deposits on skin, clothing and equipment after drying.
Mahoney Lake has been studied for over 20 years by aquatic ecologists from across Canada and as far away as New Zealand, Peru and Ireland. The lake is home to rare invertebrate animals, such as rotifers and a cocopods.
Mahoney Lake was designated an ecological reserve in 1990 to protect it from further degradation from public use.
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