Water depth, surface elevation, and water temperature of lakes in the Fish Creek Watershed in northern Alaska, USA, 2011-2022

This set of eleven lakes located in the Fish Creek Watershed in northern Alaska have been monitored for varying periods of time starting as early as 2011 as part of the Fish Creek Watershed Observatory (http://www.fishcreekwatershed.org/) and in coordination with several NSF supported projects. Lakes were primarily selected for long-term monitoring because of interest in water supply for industrial activities and corresponding ecosystem services along with dynamics related to climate change and variability. These data include basic lake attributes of water surface elevation and water temperature at the lake bed of interest to studies of water balance, aquatic habitat, and permafrost stability. In some cases, additional data or studies have been completed on some of these lakes which are reported separately in other datasets or scientific papers or reports.

本数据集收录阿拉斯加北部鱼溪流域（Fish Creek Watershed）内的11处湖泊，其监测工作最早可追溯至2011年，各湖泊的监测周期各不相同。该监测作为鱼溪流域观测站（Fish Creek Watershed Observatory，http://www.fishcreekwatershed.org/）的组成部分，并与多项获美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation, NSF）资助的项目协同推进。
本次监测的湖泊遴选标准，主要聚焦于其在工业活动供水、配套生态系统服务，以及气候变化与气候变率相关动态研究中的价值。
本数据集包含湖泊基础属性数据：水面高程与湖底水温，上述参数可为水平衡、水生栖息地及多年冻土稳定性相关研究提供核心支撑。
针对其中部分湖泊，额外的监测数据与研究成果已单独发布于其他数据集、学术论文或研究报告中。