Abstract

Abstract The Bay of Quinte, Ontario, receives excessive nutrient loads and suffers from poor water quality. The 70 km long z-shaped bay traps the nutrients due to limited flushing with Lake Ontario, leading to increased nutrient residence times. Therefore, it is important to understand the three-dimensional hydrodynamic conditions within the bay, as these drive horizontal transport, dilution of nutrient rich inflows and water exchange to the lake. In this study, the effects of meteorological forcing, river inflows and Lake Ontario exchange on the hydrodynamics and mixing were investigated using a numerical model. The model was validated against temperature time series and profile data, with a maximum root-mean-square deviation

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