Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...

A survey of the physical characteristics of the aquatic habitats at 25 locations on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers was conducted during August 1978. The parameters determined at each site were current velocity and direction, depth, Secchi disc visibility, substrate composition, and temperature....

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Main Authors: Psutka, M. M., Harvie, B. W.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 1980
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r36b4p
https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/44010
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Harvie, B. W.
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description A survey of the physical characteristics of the aquatic habitats at 25 locations on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers was conducted during August 1978. The parameters determined at each site were current velocity and direction, depth, Secchi disc visibility, substrate composition, and temperature. The survey sites included sheltered areas downstream of points of land or islands, as well as tributary confluences. Downstream of points of land or islands, current velocity and flow direction were altered markedly and substrates were typically sands or silts. Physical changes evident at tributary confluences were Secchi visibility, current velocity, and flow direction. At the tributary mouths, sand and silt substrates were predominant in sheltered areas of low current velocity while coarser rock substrates occurred in other areas of the confluences. ...
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spelling ftdatacite:10.7939/r36b4p 2025-06-15T14:22:43+00:00 Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ... Psutka, M. M. Harvie, B. W. 1980 https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r36b4p https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/44010 en eng University of Alberta Library This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. Oil Sands Clearwater River AOSERP WS 1.5.1 Surveys Oil sands Tar Sands Tar sands Aquatic Habitat Athabasca River Alberta AOSERP report Text Report 1980 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7939/r36b4p 2025-06-02T13:08:06Z A survey of the physical characteristics of the aquatic habitats at 25 locations on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers was conducted during August 1978. The parameters determined at each site were current velocity and direction, depth, Secchi disc visibility, substrate composition, and temperature. The survey sites included sheltered areas downstream of points of land or islands, as well as tributary confluences. Downstream of points of land or islands, current velocity and flow direction were altered markedly and substrates were typically sands or silts. Physical changes evident at tributary confluences were Secchi visibility, current velocity, and flow direction. At the tributary mouths, sand and silt substrates were predominant in sheltered areas of low current velocity while coarser rock substrates occurred in other areas of the confluences. ... Report Athabasca River Unknown Athabasca River Clearwater River ENVELOPE(-108.938,-108.938,56.371,56.371)
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Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Oil sands
Tar Sands
Tar sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
Psutka, M. M.
Harvie, B. W.
Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...
title Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...
title_full Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...
title_fullStr Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...
title_full_unstemmed Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...
title_short Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers ...
title_sort physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the athabasca and clearwater rivers ...
topic Oil Sands
Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Oil sands
Tar Sands
Tar sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
topic_facet Oil Sands
Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Oil sands
Tar Sands
Tar sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
url https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r36b4p
https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/44010