An Overview Study of the Coppermine River Basin NWT (Environment Canada, June 1988)
A comprehensive overview study of surface water resources in the Coppermine River basin, Northwest Territories, examining water quantity and quality data collected by Environment Canada's Inland Waters Directorate, with analysis of hydrologic characteristics, regional context, and implications for future mineral and hydroelectric development.
- Date
- 1988
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- J.H. Wedel, B.J. Olding, M. Palmer, Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate, Conservation & Protection, Western & Northern Region
- Locations
- Coppermine River Basin, Northwest Territories, Point Lake, Lac de Gras, Dismal Lakes, Bloody Falls, Coppermine Hamlet, Coronation Gulf, Yellowknife, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Takijuq Lake, Contwoyto Lake, Lupin Gold Mine, Back River, Burnside River, Bathurst Hills, Coppermine Mountains, September Mountains
- Parameters
- water quantity, water quality, streamflow, discharge, annual yield, annual flood, low flow, pH, conductivity, turbidity, sediment loading, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, iron, precipitation, basin physiography, geology, lake storage, runoff, fisheries, recreation
- Pages
- 84
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