Status and Trends of Water Chemistry and Flow in the Coppermine and Lockhart River Basins, Final Report (Stantec, March 2015)
This final report by Stantec evaluates the status and trends of water chemistry and flow in the Coppermine and Lockhart River watersheds in the Northwest Territories, analyzing 50+ years of monitoring data from Environment Canada and GNWT to assess spatial variability, seasonality, and temporal trends in response to mining development and other pressures.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Stantec Consulting Ltd., Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment Canada, Water Survey of Canada
- Locations
- Coppermine River watershed, Lockhart River watershed, Lac de Gras, Desteffany Lake, Daring Lake, Point Lake, Rocknest Lake, Coppermine River, Coronation Gulf, Kugluktuk, King Lake, Lake of the Enemy, MacKay Lake, Artillery Lake, Great Slave Lake, Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik Diamond Mine, Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine
- Parameters
- water chemistry, streamflow, hydrology, pH, conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, major ions, nutrients, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, metals, aluminum, arsenic, barium, copper, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, strontium, uranium, chloride, sulphate, alkalinity, hardness, calcium, magnesium, water quality guidelines, temporal trends, seasonal variability, spatial variability
- Pages
- 679
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