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South Shore Watershed Association Water Quality Monitoring Data
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South Shore Watershed Association — South Shore Watershed Association (SSWA) annually monitors main tributaries in each of its five constituent watersheds: DeSable River, Westmoreland River, Tryon River, Augustine Cove-Cape Traverse and Seven Mile Bay, to determine the health of our rivers and the effects that stream restoration techniques have on enhancing future river health. SSWA will also be continuing its partnership with Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association (BBEMA) to track water quality parameters. Only by tracking the changes in our water conditions can SSWA accurately determine which of our stream restoration techniques will have a lasting effect on the watershed habitat. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Sturgeon River Watershed Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
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CPP Environmental — The North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) is responsible for making watershed management recommendations to local watershed partners and the Government of Alberta. The Sturgeon River (SR) is one of the 12 sub-watersheds within the larger North Saskatchewan River (NSR) watershed. Although the SR watershed covers a relatively large portion of the NSR watershed, comprehensive information regarding the aquatic ecosystem is not available. Thus, the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) commissioned CPP Environmental to conduct this survey to create a baseline and status regarding the aquatic ecosystems along the SR. The scope of this project included multiple ecosystem components, including water quality, physical habitat, macroinvertebrate community, and fish community. The purpose of measuring all of these components is to obtain a comprehensive view of the SR aquatic ecosystems, which each are communities of living organisms and their physical and chemical environment. The Sturgeon River (SR) was surveyed at twelve sampling stations distributed throughout the length of the river, as well as the main tributaries. At each sampling station on the SR, physical habitat, water quality, vegetation, fish, and macroinvertebrate surveys took place. In the tributaries, only water quality was measured. Water quality variables analyzed included nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen), dissolved oxygen, suspended solids, pesticides, metals, and salts. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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OBV du fleuve St-Jean – Suivi de température des rivières/River Temperature Monitoring
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Organisme de bassin versant du fleuve St-Jean (OBVFSJ) — Le suivi de thermographes dans certaines rivières dans la portion québécoise du bassin versant du fleuve Saint-Jean permet de documenter des variations dans la température de l’eau. La température est une variable physique qui a un effet sur les communautés biologiques et influe directement sur les facteurs physiques, biologiques et chimiques ayant des répercussions sur les organismes aquatiques. Deux des sondes ont été financées et installées dans le cadre du programme Des rivières surveillées, s’adapter pour l’avenir - volet Survol Benthos du Groupe d’éducation et d’écosurveillance de l’eau (G3E). Ce programme est soutenu financièrement dans le cadre d’Action-Climat Québec et rejoint les objectifs du Plan pour une économie verte 2030. --- Thermograph monitoring in selected rivers in the Quebec portion of the St. John River watershed documents variations in water temperature. Temperature is a physical variable that affects biological communities and directly influences the physical, biological and chemical factors that impact aquatic organisms. Two of the probes were financed and installed as part of the program Des rivières surveillées, s’adapter pour l’avenir - volet Survol Benthos of the Groupe d’éducation et d’écosurveillance de l’eau (G3E). This program is financially supported by Action-Climat Québec and is in line with the objectives of the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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CIMP 161_Cumulative Impacts Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystem Health of Yellowknife Bay, Great Slave Lake, NWT
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Environment and Climate Change Canada National Wildlife Research Centre — Yellowknife Bay on Great Slave Lake is a water body of cultural, subsistence and recreational importance for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and residents of Yellowknife. The ecosystem health of Yellowknife Bay has been impacted by historical mining releases of arsenic and metals, and contaminant loading to the bay from the closed Giant Mine continues today. Arsenic and metals were dispersed to the bay through atmospheric deposition of ore roaster emissions, as well as effluent and tailings releases at Giant Mine. Over several decades, considerable study has been conducted on arsenic and metal pollution in near- and far-field receiving environments of Yellowknife Bay. This three-year project aimed to enhance previous studies and investigate data gaps in order to obtain a more complete picture of the current environmental conditions in the bay. Multiple environmental components including water, sediment and the aquatic food chain were sampled to measure current levels of arsenic and metals, and to better understand the processes controlling their environmental fate. Project findings have been presented in several reports outlined below, and additional reports are being prepared to summarize the datasets. This project generated significant new information that will inform the management, assessment and use of the Yellowknife Bay ecosystem. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Antigonish Water Temperature Monitoring
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Antigonish Rivers Association — The Antigonish Rivers Association in partnership with the NSSA’s Adopt-A-Stream program, is building a water quality monitoring program and have started off with installing HOBOware temperature logger probes into ecologically significant watercourses. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Bay Area Restoration Council: Community Water Leaders
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Bay Area Restoration Council — Water quality data are collected using tools in the Water Rangers Freshwater Explorer testkit, including portable probes and test strips, conductivity meter, secchi disc, and dissolved oxygen tests. Long term trends are tracked and logged on the Water Rangers data platform. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Margaree Nutrients
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Margaree Salmon Association — Water samples collected in the Margaree River. Quality of the water was tested at the University of Prince Edward Island. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Eastern Charlotte Waterways: Freshwater quality data from the Outer Bay of Fundy watershed complex
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Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc. — In 1993, Eastern Charlotte Waterways (ECW) was established. Its first action was to assess the freshwater of eastern Charlotte County, New Brunswick. For two years beginning in the summer of 1994, the organization’s members visited ten watersheds between June and November, monitoring an upstream and downstream site for water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. They also monitored four popular swim locations for fecal coliform bacteria. The results of this study were published in “The watersheds of eastern Charlotte: Environmental quality assessment”. Twenty years later, in 2014-2015 the assessment has been replicated by ECW staff to identify any changes in water quality. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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SAA - Southeastern Anglers Association Water Quality
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Southeastern Anglers Association — The Southeastern Anglers Associations water quality project aims to monitor and protect a section of the Kent county watershed and the aquatic life within, encompassing the Cocagne, Bouctouche and Chockpish watersheds. Across the three watershed there are currently 9 Data loggers in place motioning temperature every hour. Basic water parameters are taken to asses the stress level of the aquatic life. Water samples are also taken and tested for E.coli, Nitrates and Phosphates associated with agriculture runoff and urbanization. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1-0/
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Programme de suivi de la qualité de l'eau du bassin versant de la rivière du Nord
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Abrinord — Le Programme de suivi de la qualité des cours d’eau d’Abrinord a été mis sur pied en 2010 à la suite d’une table de concertation qui avait constaté un manque de connaissances concernant la qualité de l’eau de la rivière du Nord et de ses principaux tributaires. Ce programme permet d’acquérir des données scientifiques rigoureuses afin de dresser un portrait global de la qualité de l’eau, entre autres, dans une perspective de santé publique. Depuis plus de 10 ans, le programme évolue constamment afin de répondre aux besoins du milieu et de mieux comprendre les impacts de l’utilisation du territoire sur la qualité des cours d’eau. Grâce aux partenariats (communautaire, municipal, économique, gouvernemental) qui ont été développés au fil des années, le nombre de points d’échantillonnage s’est multiplié, permettant aujourd’hui de dresser un portrait global de la qualité de l’eau. The Abrinord Water Quality Monitoring Program was established in 2010 following a roundtable that identified a lack of knowledge regarding the water quality of the Rivière du Nord and its main tributaries. This program makes it possible to acquire rigorous scientific data in order to draw up a global portrait of the quality of the water, among other things, from a public health perspective. For more than 10 years, the program has been constantly evolving to meet the needs of the community and to better understand the impacts of land use on water quality. Thanks to the partnerships (community, municipal, economic, governmental) that have been developed over the years, the number of sampling points has multiplied, making it possible today to draw up a global portrait of water quality. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority – Water Quality Data
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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) — Samples are collected at 29 sites from major tributary systems in 15 subwatersheds across the Lake Simcoe watershed, carried-out in collaboration with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and provincial and municipal government partners. LSRCA has two tributary sampling programs, the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan program (LSPP; formerly known as LSEMS), which was initiated in the 1980s, and the Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN), starting at some sites in the 1960s. Samples are collected year-round and include both non-event flow and targeted runoff event sampling, especially during the spring freshet. Both programs include laboratory analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus species, total suspended solids, and chloride, and the PWQMN program includes a suite of metals as well. Physical parameters including pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and turbidity are measured instantaneously on-site using a hand-held sonde. Water quality is closely tied to changes in the watershed including land use and natural heritage areas, climate change, and road salting, and impacts the water quality of Lake Simcoe. Data are used to assess the health of the streams through comparison to water quality objectives and with long-term trend analysis, and as part of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) program. Estimates of total phosphorus (TP) loads to the lake are used to evaluate the progress towards achieving water quality-related objectives of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (MECP, 2009) and other various research initiatives. https://www.lsrca.on.ca/Pages/GIS-Open-Data-Licence.aspx
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Ottawa Riverkeeper Total Phosphorus Monitoring
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Ottawa Riverkeeper / Garde-rivière des Outaouais — Part of its Watershed Health and Assessment Monitoring program, Ottawa Riverkeeper is working with volunteers and community organizations to analyse water quality across the watershed. Samples are collected mid-stream and the ensuing nutrient analysis provides insight to stressors affecting the river and its tributaries. // Dans son étude et surveillance de la santé du bassin versant, Garde-Rivière des Outaouais travaille avec des bénévoles et des organismes communautaires pour analyser la qualité de l'eau dans le bassin versant. Les échantillons sont prélevés au milieu du courant et l'analyse des nutriments qui découlent permet de mieux comprendre les facteurs de stress qui affectent la rivière et ses affluents. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park Lakes Water Quality
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Trent University, Department of Biology — Lakes were sampled to examine patterns of water quality of lakes in or near the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. These data will be used to assess current patterns and serve as a benchmark in future sampling years. Better understanding of aquatic ecosystems within the park can help mitigate potential human effects on the landscape and embedded water bodies. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Assessing the Habitat Quality for Atlantic Salmon in the Waterford River
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Northeast Avalon ACAP — The goal of the project, funded by the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation, is to assess the viability of future habitat enhancements to ensure successful salmon introductions in the years to come. This was done by assessing the current water quality and habitat conditions of the Waterford River. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Grand Council Treaty #3 Basic Water Quality Parameters
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Grand Council Treaty #3 — The Anishinaabe world view on water states "We have the right and responsibility to protect the water". Based on this view, Grand Council Treaty #3's (GCT3) long-term vision for the program is to protect and preserve the traditional waters of the Anishinaabe people from all 28 Treaty #3 First Nations by empowering and educating them through long-term stewardship and capacity-building opportunities. The goals of the CBM program are to protect and preserve traditional waters; build the environmental knowledge and capacity of Treaty #3 members; and prioritize youth engagement in the program. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Rideau Valley-Baseline WQ
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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority — The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority collects water quality data in correspondence with its goal to understand, manage, protect, restore, and enhance the Rideau Watershed. The data collected is used to better inform decisions and landowners across the watershed. RVCA’s surface water quality sampling efforts are focused towards two main programs, the Baseline Monitoring program, and the Watershed Watch program. The Baseline Monitoring Program aims to assess the contribution of tributary streams to water quality in the Rideau River, while the Watershed Watch program aims to evaluate water quality in lakes across the watershed. https://gis.rvca.ca/openData/RVCA%20Open%20Data%20Licence.pdf
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LakeKeepers Water Quality Data
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Alberta Lake Management Society — LakeKeepers aims to address the gaps in lake water quality data that exist in many parts of Alberta. Current monitoring strategies restrict much of the Provincial data to lakes within easy driving distance from Edmonton or Calgary – however, many of Alberta’s invaluable water resources exist outside of this range and as a result have little water quality data. Current monitoring strategies for the ice-on period through the winter months are also limited. Citizen scientists collect information such as water clarity, chlorophyll-a, total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, total Phosphorus, microcystin concentrations, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and some other water quality parameters. Information is also collected through the year, with monitoring occurring in both the summer and winter months. While the focus of the summer sampling is to gather baseline water quality information, the winter sampling is focused towards collecting parameters that best represent fish habitat quality, since ice anglers are the primary citizen scientists in the winter months. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Freshwater Quality Monitoring: Bay of Islands and Humber Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador
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ACAP Humber Arm — Freshwater monitoring serves an important role in observing any noticeable change in water quality, in any tested body of water. Water quality throughout the Humber Valley watershed is especially important as this watershed covers a large geographic region of western Newfoundland. These bodies of water are all found within close proximity to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, and are heavily utilized for various recreational purposes, also providing valuable habitat for a variety of species found within this region. This comprehensive water quality database for the Humber Valley and Bay of Islands regions serves as a baseline dataset to provide future assessments of changes in water quality. This initiative has been made possible due to the Support from CURA H2O and the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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RivTemp--Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation
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RivTemp--Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation (RivTemp is responsible for the coordination and for processing data collected by the network partners). — RivTemp is a partnership between universities, federal and provincial agencies, watershed organizations and Atlantic salmon conservation organizations. RivTemp aims to bring together organizations concerned with water temperature issues in Atlantic salmon rivers; to centralize temperature data collected by different organizations on a variety of rivers in Eastern Canada (RivTemp database) and to develop thermal metrics relevant to the development of salmon protection tools and protocols. The establishment of the RivTemp network and its database was made possible by the financial contribution of the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF) and the participation of numerous partners active in the salmon river thermal monitoring program. For more information visit http://rivtemp.ca/ https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/
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Riparia Alumni & Community Data
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Riparia — Riparia is a Canadian registered charity that works to connect young women and science on the water. With our team of guides, scientists, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, participants learn and experience different ways of doing science, thinking about water, and learning from our environment. Water quality data are collected during our camps and afterwards by Riparia alumni and staff using tools in the Water Rangers Freshwater Explorer & Compact testkits, including portable probes and test strips. Long term trends are tracked and logged on the Water Rangers data platform. https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/

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