2003-2014 West River hydrometric data, Cape Bounty and Melville Island, Nunavut

• Main Author: Lamoureux, Scott
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2014
• Subjects: Cape Bounty; Hydrology; Melville Island; River water turbidity; Sediments; Temperature; Water; Arctic Development and Adaptation to Permafrost in Transition; ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada; International Polar Year-Climate change and permafrost impacts on High Arctic watershed fluxes Cape Bounty, Melville Island experimental watershed observatory; Arctic; Nunavut; Canada; ArcticNet; Climate change; International Polar Year; permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/11828; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=11828

Stations were established at the same location each year and equipped with data loggers and sensors for stage, electrical conductivity, turbidity and temperature. Manual samples were taken during each season at varying intervals, typically daily or more frequently for suspended sediment concentration and water chemistry. River manually rated and a stage-rating curve was developed for each year using the velocity-area method and a hand current meter. : Purpose: Systematic collection of seasonal hydrometric data including: discharge, electrical conductivity, turbidity, and water temperature. All data were collected during runoff period between June 1 and early August (varying by year). Limited measurements were taken during 2011 and 2013 seasons. : Summary: Not Applicable