Morphological characteristics of an Amazon floodplain lake (Lake Batata, Pará State, Brazil)

Abstract

A bathymetric survey of an Amazon floodplain lake adjacent to the Trombetas River, the Lake Batata (Para State, Brazil), was done in order to characterize the lake morphology. This study serve as a tool for limnological interpretation data and in environmental impact assessment due to the disposal of tailings from bauxite processing.