Beaver Creek: An ecological baseline survey

• Main Author: Syncrude Canada Ltd.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: Oil Sands; Surveys; Fish; Beaver Creek; Tar Sands; Syncrude; Habitat; Environmental Research Monograph 1973-2; Alberta; Baseline; Fort McMurray
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/8154e249-9107-47e5-a184-b7d0cd361278; https://doi.org/10.7939/R3GV16

The study reported here was initiated on July 26, 1971, to provide ecological baseline information on Beaver Creek. Field surveys were carried out from August 7th to August 24th. Of particular interest to this study was the acquisition of quantitative data on fisheries populations as a means of determining if harvestable populations of sport fish occur in Beaver Creek. Specific objectives of the study were as follows: 1) To conduct a fisheries habitat survey. 2) To conduct systematic sampling of invertebrate fauna. 3) To conduct systematic sampling of the fish populations. 4) To attempt identification of spawning areas. 5) To assess the use made of Beaver Creek by inhabitants of the Fort McMurray area for fishing and other forms of water-oriented recreation. 6) To assess the relative importance of Beaver Creek in a regional context.