Application of the NWT Winter Water Withdrawal Protocol with Bathymetric Profiles of Select Small Lakes in the Mackenzie Delta Region (DFO, 2005)
This technical report documents the application of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Protocol for Winter Water Withdrawal in the Northwest Territories, presenting bathymetric surveys and volume calculations for 55 small lakes in the Mackenzie Delta region to support industrial water users and protect over-wintering fish habitat. The report demonstrates how sampling effort in bathymetric surveys directly affects accuracy of lake volume estimates and provides guidance for determining safe water withdrawal limits.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Aquatics Environmental Services Inc., Golder Associates Limited, Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada, Government of Northwest Territories, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Mining Association of Canada
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Mackenzie Delta, Yellowknife, Calgary, Winnipeg, Inuvik, Tuktoyaktuk, Mackenzie River, Beaufort Sea, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Fort Simpson, Lake 226, Experimental Lakes Area, Northwestern Ontario, Alaskan North Slope
- Parameters
- bathymetry, water withdrawal, winter water, lake volume, ice thickness, dissolved oxygen, fish overwintering habitat, water depth, fish habitat, water withdrawal protocol, lake morphology, ground-fast ice, intake screening, flow rate, seismic exploration
- Pages
- 83
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