Matthews Lake and Area Fish Habitat Restoration Program, 2003 Site Baseline Assessment DRAFT (BHP Billiton, November 2003)
This 2003 baseline assessment report documents fish habitat conditions at Matthews Lake and surrounding waterbodies near the Ekati Diamond Mine, as part of a Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement between BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The study assessed fish species distribution, abundance, and habitat utilization across lakes, streams, and ponds to establish baseline conditions prior to planned habitat restoration and enhancement activities.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Dillon Consulting Limited, Public Works & Government Services Canada, Arctic Expediters, Dene La Services, GeoNorth Limited
- Locations
- Matthews Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Ekati Diamond Mine, Courageous Lake, MacKay Lake, Lockhart River, Great Slave Lake, Salmita Mine, Tundra Mill, Olsen Lake, Marsh Lake, Sandy Lake, Bulldog Lake, Bowman Lake, Russell Lake, Matthews-Courageous Stream, Stream B, Stream C, Marsh-Matthews Stream, Olsen-Matthews Stream, Bulldog-Matthews Stream
- Parameters
- fish habitat, lake trout, Arctic grayling, round whitefish, northern pike, slimy sculpin, burbot, lake chub, longnose sucker, fish abundance, stream flow, water depth, substrate composition, spawning habitat, rearing habitat, fish condition factor, benthic invertebrates, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, water temperature, pH, shoreline infilling, fish migration barriers
- Pages
- 86
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