LONG‐TERM RECONSTRUCTION OF WATER LEVEL CHANGES FOR LAKE ATHABASCA BY ANALYSIS OF TREE RINGS 1

• Published in: Journal of the American Water Resources Association
• Main Authors: Stockton, Charles W., Fritts, Harold C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1973
• Subjects: W.A.C. Bennett Dam; Lake Athabasca
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1973.tb05826.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1752-1688.1973.tb05826.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1973.tb05826.x

ABSTRACT: The fact that dendrochronology can be a useful tool in water resources management is demonstrated by a study of past changes in lake levels. The study was necessitated by the recent (1967) closure of the gates on the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River in British Columbia, causing a drop...