Figure 12From: Chemical and physical properties of some saline lakes in Alberta and SaskatchewanRedberry Lake bathymetry. This illustration of the bathymetry for Redberry Lake is redrawn from Hammer [4]. The roughly conical shape of the basin can be clearly seen. As the lake level drops, surface area increases relative to volume. This increases evaporation relative to volume, resulting in a nonlinear increase in salinity.Back to article page