Repository of the Athabasca River Basin

A bioassessment of lakes in the Alberta Oil Sands Region

Author(s): Parsons, B.

Year: 2008

Citation:

Parsons, B. (2008). A bioassessment of lakes in the Alberta Oil Sands Region. Watershed Ecosystems(M. Sc.), 111.

Additional butterfly records from Alberta, 1999-2002

Author(s): Schmidt, C. B., Macaulay D. A., Kondla N. G., Lawrie D., & Anweiler G.

Year: 2003

Citation:

Schmidt, C. B., Macaulay D. A., Kondla N. G., Lawrie D., & Anweiler G. (2003). Additional butterfly records from Alberta, 1999-2002. 61(2), 110-124.

Energetic implications of disturbance caused by petroleum exploration to woodland caribou

Author(s): Bradshaw, C. J. A., Boutin S., & Hebert D. M.

Year: 1998

Citation:

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Boutin S., & Hebert D. M. (1998). Energetic implications of disturbance caused by petroleum exploration to woodland caribou. 76, 1319-1324.

Guide to the Athabasca oil sands area

Author(s): Carrigy, M. A., & Kramers J. W.

Year: 1973

Abstract:
The oil sands area is located in northeastern Alberta adjacent to the Canadian Shield (Fig. 1). The main drainage of the area is provided by the Athabasca-Clearwater system, the valleys of which are incised into a broad, muskeg-covered interior plain to depths of 200 to 300 feet. The tributary streams originate in three highland areas (Fig. 2): the Birch Mountains to the west of the Athabasca River which rise to about 2,700 feet, Stony Mountain south of Fort McMurray which reaches an elevation of 2,500 feet, and Muskeg Mountain to the east of the Athabasca River which rises gradually to 1,900 feet. To the southwest of the area, between Birch Mountain and Stony Mountain and north of the eastward flowing Athabasca River, is a subdued highland area with gentle slopes called the Thickwood Hills. These hills give rise to northward flowing tributaries of the MacKay River, and a few short streams flowing southward to the Athabasca. A number of shallow lakes are located in the area, the largest and most numerous of which are located on the top of the Birch Mountains and form an interconnected chain of lakes, which flow into the Ells River. These are called Eaglenest, Gardiner, and Namur Lakes. The only lakes of any size south of Fort McMurray are Algar and Gregoire Lakes. McClelland Lake, which is located in the lowlands northeast of Bitumount, is an area of internal drainage.

Citation:

Carrigy, M. A., & Kramers J. W. (1973). Guide to the Athabasca oil sands area. 213 pages . Abstract

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Preliminary fisheries survey of some lakes and rivers found in the Algar Lake mapsheet

Author(s): Rhude, L. A.

Year: 1975

Citation:

Rhude, L. A. (1975). Preliminary fisheries survey of some lakes and rivers found in the Algar Lake mapsheet. 55.

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Resource use environmental setting report for the Suncor Voyageur Project

Year: 2005

Citation:

Golder Associates Ltd. (2005). Resource use environmental setting report for the Suncor Voyageur Project.

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Species distribution and habitat relationships of waterfowl in northeastern Alberta

Author(s): Hennan, E., & Munson B.

Year: 1979

Abstract:
The objective of the waterfowl segment of the AOSERP/Avifauna program consisted of determining waterfowl species abundance and diversity and habitat associations. During waterfowl aerial surveys the length of wetland edge surveyed in 1976 ranged from 373 to 453 km on 65± wetlands. Spring-staging totals for two surveys for this year were 1000 and 3600 ducks. Breeding-pair totals for three surveys ranged from 540 to 870. Two brood surveys revealed 225 and 463 broods; 3590 and 9318 moulting ducks were counted coincidentally. Five fall-staging surveys revealed a total of from 11 000 to 24 000 ducks. Aerial surveys conducted in 1977 were reduced in number and scope with less than half the number of wetlands surveyed in six surveys. Oil sands wetlands were more heavily utilized by diving than dabbling ducks. Analysis of variance for edge type/habitat next-to-edge combinations for diving and dabbling ducks revealed significant associations for both groups of ducks for breeding pairs: dabblers preferred emergent vegetation edge combined with a shrub habitat next-to-edge. Divers preferred, with decreasing preference: emergent vegetation/shrub, wet meadow/coniferous forest, emergent vegetation/wet meadow, and emergent vegetation/mixed forest. Analysis of spring-staging flocks of both dabblers and divers revealed some preferred habitat associations but those did not prove significant. Brood and moulter data showed no significant habitat relationships. Fall-staging divers exhibited significant relationships preferring: open water, shrub/shrub, flooded trees/mixed forest, emergent vegetation/shrub, and shrub/mixed forest. Fall-staging dabblers exhibited habitat preferences but these were not significant. The preferred wetlands types, in descending order, were: lakes with shallow-marsh aquatics, lakes with deep-marsh aquatics, open lakes, creeks, and rivers. The significance of individual wetlands in terms of duck numbers and densities varied throughout the season. However, certain wetlands appeared consistently important: Little McClelland Lake, West Muskeg Lake, Wood Slough, Gordon Lake, Saline Lake, and Algar Lake.

Citation:

Hennan, E., & Munson B. (1979). Species distribution and habitat relationships of waterfowl in northeastern Alberta. 115 pages . Abstract

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Watersheds in the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program study area : drainage basin declinations, watershed areas, and stream profiles

Author(s): Froelich, C. R., & Lee G.

Year: 1980

Citation:

Froelich, C. R., & Lee G. (1980). Watersheds in the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program study area : drainage basin declinations, watershed areas, and stream profiles. RMD report L 57, 108.