Studies & Reports (NSWA)

2019-01-24

CPP Environmental

The Sturgeon River is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River flowing west to east, from its headwaters near Hoople Lake to its confluence with the North Saskatchewan River near the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The Sturgeon River and its tributaries are traversed by many watercourse...

2018-07-01

Fiera Biological Consulting Ltd.

Riparian lands have substantial ecological, economic, and social value. The effective management of these habitats is a critical component in maintaining watershed health. However, because previous efforts to survey and assess riparian areas have focused on small-to-medium scales, the extent and...

2005-01-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

This document reports on the state of the watershed within Alberta by each of its 18 subwatersheds that are based on highest order tributary. The report quantifies land uses and comments on land use, water quality and environmental integrity in the North Saskatchewan Watershed. The report...

2016-03-31

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

Golder Associates Ltd. (Golder) was contracted by the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) to complete an Aerial Assessment of Riparian Areas of the Vermilion River, AB and its Major Tributaries. The focus of the assessment is five-fold, including: 1) Delineation of lotic riparian areas...

2016-12-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

This report summarizes and evaluates water quality data collected from surveys carried out at seven locations on the Vermilion River and two locations on Stretton Creek during July, August and October 2014. Historic and published water quality data for the Vermilion River basin are limited; the...

2016-07-12

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The Vermilion River is a small, slow-moving mud-bottom prairie river in Alberta. Except for the lowest reach, the river ceases to flow in mid to late summer, which dictates many ecosystem processes. This study reports poor macroinvertebrate FBI score, which shows the Vermilion River to be an...

2009-06-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The goal of the Vermilion River Water Supply and Demand Study was to support the Vermilion River Watershed Management Project by integrating and assessing existing hydrologic information in the VRB, generating new knowledge on hydrologic functions in the basin, and developing tools to support...

2008-03-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The North Saskatchewan River Basin (NSRB) exhibits significant spatial variability in temperature and precipitation, both within any given year and from year to year. In the mountains and higher foothills, precipitation tends to be relatively high and evapotranspiration low, resulting in high...