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Figure 16-33.
Satellite images of Old Wives Lake in wet and dry phases (see Color Plate 16-33). A. Wet phase with
lakes full of water, September 2002. Old Wives Lake displays swirling patterns of suspended sediment driven by
wind and waves as well as an algal mat (green) in the southeastern portion. B. Old Wives Lake is completely dry
with exposed mud/salt l ats, July 1988. Some water remains in Wood River and Frederick Lake. Landsat ETM/TM
bands 3, 4 and 5 color coded as blue, green and red. Active vegetation appears in green and yellow-green colors;
fallow/bare ground is pale purple to red; water bodies are light blue to black. Images from NASA; processing by
J.S. Aber.
