Epilimnion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009936",
  "term": "Epilimnion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (EP-ub-LIM-knee-on) The upper layer of water in a thermally stratified lake or reservoir. This layer consists of the warmest water and has a fairly uniform (constant) temperature. The layer is readily mixed by wind action.\n\n2. Upper waters of a thermally stratified lake subject to wind action.\n\n3. The upper waters of a thermally stratified lake subject to wind action.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/epilimnion/"
}