The purpose of the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program is to collect information that describes the status of water quality within a suite of recreational lakes and reservoirs. These waterbodies vary considerably in terms of their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and represent the spectrum of water quality found within other typical lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. The document is part of a series that provides brief assessments of information collected through the Program; this report covers Beauvais Lake, a small lake in Beauvais Lake Provincial Park.--Includes text from document.
The purpose of the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program is to routinely collect information that describes the current status of water quality within a suite of recreational lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. These waterbodies vary considerably in terms of their physical (e.g. size, shape and mean depth), chemical (e.g. salinity, pH, alkalinity) and biological (e.g. algae and fish populations) characteristics and represent the spectrum of water quality found within other typical lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. This report, on Lac Cardinal in Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park, is one in a series of nineteen that provide a brief assessment of recent and historical information collected through the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program in an attempt to describe current states of water quality in these recreational waters. A detailed primer on the topic of limnology (lake and river science) and additional resources are provided in Appendix I to aid in the interpretation and understanding of these reports.--Document.
Alberta's nutrient-rich lakes and reservoirs often experience blooms of cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae) during summer and early fall. Common species of cyanobacteria can produce potent liver and/or nerve toxins. Microcystins (MCYSTs) are thought to be the most common toxins produced by cyanobacteria and exert toxicity by severely damaging liver structure and function. Cyanotoxin monitoring was incorporated into Alberta's Integrated Lake and Reservoir Monitoring Program in 2005 with the goal of determining the prevalence of MCYST in Alberta. In addition, the occurrence of multiple MCYST analogues, a potent neurotoxin anatoxin-a (ATX-a), and a potentially toxic amino acid, beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), reported to be produced by cyanobacteria, is investigated. This report presents status and findings of the cyanotoxin monitoring program from 2005-2008.--Document.
The purpose of the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program is to collect information that describes the status of water quality within a suite of recreational lakes and reservoirs. These waterbodies vary considerably in terms of their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and represent the spectrum of water quality found within other typical lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. The document is part of a series that provides brief assessments of information collected through the Program; this report covers Sturgeon Lake, a large recreational lake that adjoins two provincial parks, Young's Point and Williamson.--Includes text from document.
The purpose of the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program is to collect information that describes the status of water quality within a suite of recreational lakes and reservoirs. These waterbodies vary considerably in terms of their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and represent the spectrum of water quality found within other typical lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. The document is part of a series that provides brief assessments of information collected through the Program; this report covers Spruce Coulee Reservoir, a small reservoir located in Cypress Hills Provincial Park.--Includes text from document.
The purpose of the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program is to routinely collect information that describes the current status of water quality within a suite of recreational lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. These waterbodies vary considerably in terms of their physical (e.g. size, shape and mean depth), chemical (e.g. salinity, pH, alkalinity) and biological (e.g. algae and fish populations) characteristics and represent the spectrum of water quality found within other typical lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. This report, on Gregoire Lake in Gregoire Lake Provincial Park, is one in a series of nineteen that provide a brief assessment of recent and historical information collected through the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program in an attempt to describe current states of water quality in these recreational waters. A detailed primer on the topic of limnology (lake and river science) and additional resources are provided in Appendix I to aid in the interpretation and understanding of these reports.--Document.
The purpose of the Provincial Parks Lake Monitoring Program is to collect information that describes the status of water quality within a suite of recreational lakes and reservoirs. These waterbodies vary considerably in terms of their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and represent the spectrum of water quality found within other typical lakes and reservoirs in Alberta. The document is part of a series that provides brief assessments of information collected through the Program; this report covers Miquelon Lake, located in Alberta's Miquelon Lake Provincial Park.--Document.
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